Pump and Dump rule?

MoMMyTiMe777 · July 2011

What do you ladies think about pumping and dumping after an alcoholic drink?

I went to lunch with DH and had 1 1/2 beers (avg. 5% ABV), and came home and pumped an hour later. I hate to throw out 5 oz, but I feel torn.

What is your rule of thumb?

tokenhoser · July 2011

With a baby that young, I'd dump it. You need at least an hour per drink (and often a bit longer than that) to metabolize the alcohol.

KahlansMom · July 2011

Someone asked about this just a little while ago and someone posted this link:

https://www.realtechmom.com/alcohol-and-breastfeeding/

I really like the graph because everyone metabolizes alcohol differently. Hope this helps!

MommaA117 · July 2011

I don't feed or pump for 2-3 hrs after each drink just to be safe. After about 30-45 minutes it's at its highest concentration in your milk and then slowly weathers down...this is with only one drink though.

The pump and dump is not to clean you out it's just to keep supply up. The alcohol leaves your milk as it leaves your system.

AGFaso · July 2011

AprilLynn09:
I don't feed or pump for 2-3 hrs after each drink just to be safe. After about 30-45 minutes it's at its highest concentration in your milk and then slowly weathers down...this is with only one drink though.

The pump and dump is not to clean you out it's just to keep supply up. The alcohol leaves your milk as it leaves your system.

April is wise Smile She answered this for me today also. That chart is sweet. Thanks AprilLynn!!!

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