Alcoholic drink while breastfeeding
I’m exclusively breastfeeding my almost 6 weeks old and what are your thoughts on having a drink or two with a meal? I’ve not had a drink in almost a year and I’m now starting to fancy a drink with meals out. I feel a little guilty and also worried I’d be doing the wrong thing…
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Depending on the drink/amount. You can calculate how long you have in between feeds. You can obviously pump and have a stash to give a bottle if you want more than 1. But it's roughly 1.5-2 hrs per standard drink x
I've had a couple of glasses of wine, and it's fine! I spoke to my HV and she said it's fine to have 1 or 2 glasses as less than 1% of the alcohol enters the milk x
As long as you can safely hold your baby you can have a drink. There is no evidence to suggest that it has a detrimental impact. I drank whilst breastfeeding. My friends were round yesterday and she had a pint and couple glasses of prosecco. You know your limits and you know at what point your not safe to care for your baby. A couple at dinner won't change much.
If you can safely hold your baby you can safely feed your baby just don't cosleep,
Ive drank throughout breastfeeding. 1-2 drink when he was younger, hes 18 months now and I'll have more now (e.g. 3-4 drinks if we are having people over). From what I've read its such a small amount that enters the milk its really not a huge deal, but of course you have to use your own judgement and what you feel comfortable with. I do sometimes feel guilty about it, but then I also want to be able to enjoy myself with friends and I love a glass of wine!!
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