March 2014 Moms
sopranoali
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HTW - alcohol and breastfeeding
sopranoali
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I know we usually do hot topic Tuesdays but this is a day late.
Here's a good resource I found about alcohol and breastfeeding
https://www.lalecheleague.org/faq/alcohol.html
However, I'm still confused. If I drink a glass or two of wine, can I just not breastfeed the rest of that day (pump and dump)? Or, if I drink right after she breast feeds and then don't breastfeed for another 4 hours, is the alcohol gone?
How can alcohol leave the breastmilk once it has entered it? I don't get it.
Here's a good resource I found about alcohol and breastfeeding
https://www.lalecheleague.org/faq/alcohol.html
However, I'm still confused. If I drink a glass or two of wine, can I just not breastfeed the rest of that day (pump and dump)? Or, if I drink right after she breast feeds and then don't breastfeed for another 4 hours, is the alcohol gone?
How can alcohol leave the breastmilk once it has entered it? I don't get it.
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Re: HTW - alcohol and breastfeeding
But do you have to pump first to "flush your system" before BFing?
You can also buy alcohol test strips for breast milk to test yourself. You just squeeze a drop or two on and the strip turns dark if there's alcohol present. They are a little pricey, but you can get them on amazon. My target used to have them but I couldn't find them this time so I'm not sure if they still carry them or not.
But now sangria sounds super delicious too!
Alcohol burns out of your BM the same way it leaves your blood. It just metabolizes.
So if you have say 3 glasses of wine back to back and your baby needs to eat 2 hrs later, the alcohol will still be there and you shouldn't breastfeed your baby. You don't have to pump & dump, that is more so for comfort (engorgement) and to keep your supply up by not missing a "feeding".
If you have 1 glass of wine and your baby is set to eat 2-3 hrs later, you can breastfeed because the alcohol will be gone from your system. No pumping and dumping required.
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The most I've drank this far is 2 glasses of wine. It's been so long since I've drank and I'm such a light weight anyway, that I feel loopy after 2 glasses. 3 glasses is usually my max (because at that point between me and my H the bottle is gone). I drink at night when DD has gone to sleep so by the time she wakes up again, the loopy feeling has worn off and I'm sober when I BF. Honestly though, I think there are more important things to worry about than a trace amount of alcohol passing to my LO.
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My pedi. Told me to drink a glass to relax.
ETA: oh and if I had some champagne, I'd be drinking a mimosa right now. DS almost fell out if my arms while we were sleeping last night, so my anxiety is pretty high this morning.
Pumping and dumping is pointless unless you're missing a feed but are too buzzed to bf, in which case you should have a bottle handy.
ETA - I have even had a cocktail (or two!) when I plan it right!
I haven't had a drop of alcohol yet but life has been so hectic that I just haven't been in the mood.
Soon though... Soon...
Eta... Added a sentence
I have one every few nights right after a feed. No pumping and dumping here.
I also had 2 glasses of wine on Easter. They were a few hours apart so I didn't feel anything.
I bought a box of wine at the grocery store last week with the baby in the carrier...I'm totally classy like that!
I just felt so awkward. They stared at me when I was pregnant. I'm sure at some point I'll do it.