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3&1/2 Mike's Hard Lemonade...

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Should I pump and dump or just wait to feed LO for a while?  I needed some alcohol to get over this long week... P.S. I'm tiny, I feel pretty tipsy , but not drunk by any means.
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Re: 3&1/2 Mike's Hard Lemonade...

  • jhenry1204jhenry1204 member
    I know nothing about pumping and dumping... but let me just say I AM JEALOUS!  I've had maybe three shots since LO was born... and she's ff!  Crying  I need a girls night... **runs off to schedule one**
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  • promisegrlpromisegrl member
    Just wait if you can.  Once you're not feeling tipsy (an hour or 2) you should be able to nurse.  If you're still feeling tipsy after waiting, then I would pump and dump.
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  • cchill01cchill01 member

    I'd wait at least 3.5 hours before nursing.  Going with the 1 hour per drink theory.  If you're not in pain, then no need to dump. 

    Next time get those Milkscreen strips - then you won't have to guess.  I'm loving them.

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  • Max'smomMax'smom member

    There is no need to pump and dump. But if you are concerned wait if you can.

    From Kellymom.com- Myths about BFing.

    5. A mother should not drink alcohol while breastfeeding.

    Not true! Reasonable alcohol intake should not be discouraged at all. As is the case with most drugs, very little alcohol comes out in the milk. The mother can take some alcohol and continue breastfeeding as she normally does. Prohibiting alcohol is another way we make life unnecessarily restrictive for nursing mothers.

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  • epphdepphd member
    I think a good rule of thumb (assuming you are a conservative driver) is that if you are safe to drive you are safe to BF.
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  • aocain02@yahoo.comaocain02@yahoo.com member
    imageMax'smom:

    There is no need to pump and dump. But if you are concerned wait if you can.

    From Kellymom.com- Myths about BFing.

    5. A mother should not drink alcohol while breastfeeding.

    Not true! Reasonable alcohol intake should not be discouraged at all. As is the case with most drugs, very little alcohol comes out in the milk. The mother can take some alcohol and continue breastfeeding as she normally does. Prohibiting alcohol is another way we make life unnecessarily restrictive for nursing mothers.

    This makes me wish beer sounded good again. My whole last month of being pregnant I craved it and now the thought of it grosses me out. So sad.
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  • diana.filipidiana.filipi member

    In general, if you are sober enough to drive, you are sober enough to breastfeed. Less than 2% of the alcohol consumed by the mother reaches her blood and milk. Alcohol peaks in mom's blood and milk approximately 1/2-1 hour after drinking (but there is considerable variation from person to person, depending upon how much food was eaten in the same time period, mom's body weight and percentage of body fat, etc.). Alcohol does not accumulate in breastmilk, but leaves the milk as it leaves the blood; so when your blood alcohol levels are back down, so are your milk alcohol levels.

    This is from the kellymom site

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