Alcohol and breastfeeding

meghan7319

My dh and I are hosting a mini college reunion for his udel friends and I wanted to inquire regarding drinking while breastfeeding. I'm reading that you have to wait two hour for alcohol to clear your system before nursing for the baby to not get alcohol. So if I pump and then have a drink and wait three hours to pump I should be ok? Can I then have another drink after I pump that time when my lo goes to bed for the night without affecting my milk for the morning?

BlessUrHeart29

From my understanding, that plan is totally fine.

scamberlous3000

From my understanding, as long as you can drive you can nurse. My pedi told me to drink a beer a day to help with my milk supply, and he told me I didn't have to wait 2 hrs before I nursed.

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jennlin

If you're legal to drive, baby can nurse safely with minimal alcohol in the milk. Alcohol metabolizes out of breastmilk the same rate as blood, so one drink per hour is the general rule.

SnoopyLuv

For anyone reading this:

https://biologybrain-simonsays.blogspot.com/2008/12/alcohol-content-of-breast-milk.html

KK0916

Last night I had two glasses of wine and pumped 1.5 hours later.  My dd is completely fine.  

beckybeth123

Honestly, the biggest risk with alcohol is getting drunk and dropping your baby. Even if you are at the legal limit .08, your blood and therefore breast milk is .08% alcohol. That is less than most juice.

kelle017

@jgslr I had a drink last night while nursing dd. I took so long to drink it though it was getting watered down.
#clearlyimnotalush
#amarettosoursareawesome

LC122

beckybeth123 said:

Honestly, the biggest risk with alcohol is getting drunk and dropping your baby. Even if you are at the legal limit .08, your blood and therefore breast milk is .08% alcohol. That is less than most juice.

Yes, but are you feeding your baby juice?

beckybeth123

LC122 said:

beckybeth123 said:

Honestly, the biggest risk with alcohol is getting drunk and dropping your baby. Even if you are at the legal limit .08, your blood and therefore breast milk is .08% alcohol. That is less than most juice.

Yes, but are you feeding your baby juice?

I am shocked that you and I don't agree on something. Shocked.
And that wasn't really the point.

meghan7319

Thank you guys!! I ended up having a beer and pumping 3 hours after my last sip and called it a night I-)