Is it okay to have a drink?
I’m currently 5wks postpartum and I feel guilty. Of course I have someone that can watch my son and I only want 1 or 2 drinks, but I still feel like a bad mom for choosing to have a drink instead of watching my son. Should I wait longer before I drink again? Do I seem irresponsible by having one? I don’t know how to feel
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Mama YES you can have a drink! 1 standard drink per hour (don't go nuts) is generally considered safe if you're breastfeeding. If you're not BF its probably still a good rule of thumb to ease back in to it. You can still watch your own baby safely (unless the plan is to go crazy then yes get a sitter) with that amount of intake.
Not a bad mom at all! Go out and have a night to yourself you definitely deserve it ❤️ you sacrificed 9/10 months to grow your baby and it’s okay to let lose and have a break.
If your breastfeeding I would feed your little one first then have the drink. You don’t want any alcohol to transfer to your baby.
But none the less girl have that drink! It doesn’t make you a bad mom. It’s totally okay to need a little break and relax.
If it’s going to help you relax and help with your mental health then go for it!
You are definitely not irresponsible either, the fact that you have someone there to watch your baby, even though you just want 1-2 drinks shows how responsible you are.
And also if your having milk supply issues having a beer can actually help with milk production!
Stay up! ❤️ motherhood is hard
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