An Alabama mom had her newborn baby taken from her — all because of poppy seed bread, her doctor fears.

Rebecca Hernandez, who also has a toddler, lost custody of her newborn baby within hours of giving birth last week because health officials at Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville said a drug screening tested positive for opioids, the Washington Post reports.

She spent three days away from her baby while confirmation was underway. It wasn’t long before she and her doctor, Dr. Yashica Robinson, landed on the bread she ate on Monday as the catalyst for the awful experience.

“This is a nightmare for the whole family. A newborn baby has to be close to mom,” Hernandez told WAFF. “They have to be with the mom.

“That’s the most important time in their life to be close to the mom when they’re just born.”

Her baby stayed with Hernandez’s aunt and uncle while she waited for state lab tests, which eventually confirmed she wasn’t on drugs.

Sometimes, the local broadcaster says, opium plant-derived poppy seeds can trigger a positive result if they have traces of morphine.

Now, the mother wants to make a statement to change Alabama hospital drug-testing policies to protect other moms from a situation like hers.

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