Jet fuel and other solvents with high lipid solubility are indeed likely to
be absorbed after inhalation by the mother and passed to her breastmilk.
If the mother's exhaled breath smells like the fuel, then she has had a
pretty hefty exposure.  If the mother's milk smells like the fuel also,
then it is present there as well.  Direct dermal contact would also lead to
absorption to the blood and then to milk.  The moms should try to avoid
direct contact and avoid areas where the fuel has become airborne.

However, breastfeeding is still better than bottle feeding for the health
and well-being of the infant.  Minimizing exposure to solvents and other
chemicals is the best choice.  Judy Schreiber New York State Dept of
Health.  See my book chapter, "Transport of Organic Chemicals to Breast
Milk:  Tetrachloroethene Case Study", in: Environmental Toxicology and
Pharmacology of Human Development, S. Kacew and G. Lambert, Eds. Taylor &
Francis, Pub., 1997.

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