This is a more personal question as I had an acquaintance come to me for BF advice and after I worked with her for several weeks: with lots of supplementation, bottles, little or no pumping when she supplemented. She finally told me that she had been using cocaine and that was why she supplemented and dumped what little milk that she had pumped. She also shared with me that she had been using prenatally, right up until two days before she delivered. My question is: would BF while discontinuing the cocaine, help her baby with sudden withdrawal symptoms?? I am only curious for my own knowledge. I would never counsel a mom on this type of situation. Jennifer Mowatt Nursing Mothers' Counselor -----Original Message----- Hello My name is Tammy Lawrence. I am a nursing student at the University of North Dakota. During my rotation in postpartum nursing, I cared for a breastfed infant who demonstrated possible signs of drug withdrawal that could not be otherwise explained. This full-term infant had an inconsolable cry, irritability and uncontrollable tremors; blood glucose levels were normal. It was questionable whether the mother was using illicit drugs. *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html