Pump and dump?

Today is my birthday and I had a glass of white wine at 6 weeks postpartum; do I need to pump and dump my breastmilk?

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Hey, I read into this a lot when I wanted to have a drink. You don’t need to pump & dump..
Depending on the alcohol volume you just wait roughly 3 hours or so from the moment you finish the glass.
I remember having a beer it was around 4% alcohol volume & I waited 4 hours just wanted to give it that extra hour

Happy birthday! And no, you dont need to :)

Nooo
Drink and enjoy your birthday.

No, but if you feel uneasy about the milk pump but don’t dump it, use it in a bath or freeze it, mark it and save it for later like for you or babies skin. Works wonders for acne and scars.

Just a general rule I’ve heard from others. For one glass of wine, wait for 2 hours before you breastfeed again as that’s how long it takes for the alcohol to leave your blood/milk. Obviously depends on each persons body as everyone is different.

Over two hours is ok to feed your baby, but the more units of alcohol you have, the longer you need to wait. Pumping in between is more to relieve discomfort if you need to.

But if it’s just one glass of wine you may be ok to not need to pump.

Hope it helps

Nope your blood alcohol levels will be the same as your milk alcohol levels meaning unless you are blind drunk and can’t drive it won’t affect the baby if he drinks that milk, the alcohol would be like a drop in a bottle of milk- detectable but not enough to affect baby at all. If you are social and go out often like me it’s a great idea to pump and freeze and have some milk behind for partner to heat up, and bring a portable pump w you.

Happy Birthday and no need to dump! In addition to the bath use, I read you can dilute it if you feel uneasy - meaning mix half of the “wine milk” with half “non wine” milk. But either way it dilutes itself after 2 hours.

Happy birthday, and you do not need to pump and dump, now with a glass only.

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