# Nursing mothers and DDT

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-mothers-and-ddt/8067>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 1, 2000, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-mothers-and-ddt/8067 "2000-03-01T23:35:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2000, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-mothers-and-ddt/8067/1 "2000-03-01T23:35:00Z")

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No, it doesn’t mean Drop Dead Twice. 😛 This was an insecticide banned more than 25 years ago. I once read that it was not advisable for mothers to nurse their babies because mother’s milk contained DDT, though I have not the foggiest idea how it would get into milk. Am I correct?

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**Author:** ![Ursa\_Major](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a88e57/32.png) [@Ursa\_Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ursa_Major)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-mothers-and-ddt/8067/2 "2000-03-02T05:37:00Z")

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According to this chart, [http://www.aap.org/policy/00026t7.htm](http://www.aap.org/policy/00026t7.htm)  
DDT has no impact on breast feeding. IIRC, one of the largest environmental impacts of DDT was that it caused birds’ eggs to crumble before hatching.

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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nursing-mothers-and-ddt/8067/3 "2000-03-03T23:22:00Z")

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Thanks, Ursa. 🙂