Breastfeeding and Wine
Are you drinking wine or any other alcoholic beverage? My daughter will be a month next week and I feel so guilty about wanting a glass of wine since I am breastfeeding. My 30th birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks and I would like to enjoy a drink then. 😰
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Oh yeah, my daughter will be a month tomorrow and I've had a few drinks here and there. If I feel anything more than buzzed I'll give her the stuff I pumped. A glass of wine will be 100% fine :) Enjoy yourself!
There's really no problem with drinking one glass of wine while breastfeeding. The amount that goes to the baby is the same as your blood alcohol content, so one drink is like .02%, which is so small. If you're worried, you can just wait a couple of hours after a drink to breastfeed until your BAC goes to 0.
I drink a glass of wine almost nightly with dinner and am exclusively breastfeeding. I promise baby will be fine. All the other posts above are correct. Enjoy yourself girl! You deserve 🍷
A glass of wine is totally fine. The amount of alcohol that enters your breast milk is negligible from just a glass or two of wine. Obviously overindulging is different and if you're getting drunk you should probably pump and dump or use that milk for baths/skin care.