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post #1 of 11
2/9/05 at 3:46pm
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What do you all do? I was just reading in that article that you can have a small drink if you wait 2 hours to BF. I have had an occasional glass of wine or beer and didnt really watch the clock at all. Is that bad?
post #2 of 11
2/9/05 at 3:59pm
I don't worry about it. The alcohol content in your milk is the same as your blood alcohol fwiw. Once in awhile I have a drink or two. I've never been a big drinker, but a glass or two of wine on holidays or a drink when out to dinner is no big deal IMO.

I think you're fine

-Angela
post #3 of 11
2/9/05 at 4:14pm
I don't watch the clock either. If I'm going to have a drink, I'll usually try to time it so that ds has just nursed and is asleep so he probably won't wake up for a while. But if he does wake up I'll nurse if he wants. I wouldn't if I was drunk or anything though, I only have a drink or two at the most and drink slowly.
post #4 of 11
2/9/05 at 4:16pm
a drink or 2 is fine for most women.

If you have to much and feel drunk then it is best to wait. Once you no longer feel the effects of the alcohol your milk will be cleared of it also
post #5 of 11
2/9/05 at 4:22pm
I try to wait until right after a feeding, but I don't watch the clock in general. I don't drink more then a glass or two of wine ever anyways.

Kitty
post #6 of 11
2/9/05 at 4:23pm
That's ridiculous.

I have a small glass of with dinner almost every day (or did till I got pg again) and I've hadly given it a second thought.

The concentration of alcohol in your breast milk is the same as your blood. Even drunk, you blood alcohol content would only be like .15%. So that means you blood is .3 proof. After 1 drink, your blood would be maybe .1 proof for like an hour.

Think about it- your drink is diluted by all the blood in your body before getting to your baby. This is as opposed to in utero, where the baby's blood alcohol content is the same as yours if you have a drink.

Doc's are just paranoid. I personally think the medical establishment likes to punish women for breastfeeding and/or keep them in a "child like" or medicalized state when they breastfeed.

That said, some people's kids may be more sensitive than others. My dd was never sensitive to coffe, alcohol, OTC's that I took, so maybe it varies from child to child.
post #7 of 11
2/9/05 at 4:34pm
I'll have a glass of wine or a beer without watching the clock. I don't worry too much about it, but I personally don't have any more than that unless I know for sure that I won't be nursing for at least two hours, so sometimes I'll indulge after the kiddos go to bed.
post #8 of 11
2/9/05 at 4:43pm
I'm not a big drinker to begin with, but I know there have been a couple of occasions that I've had a drink while simultaneously nursing the baby. : I've never really even given it a second thought...

My mantra? Everything in moderation...
post #9 of 11
2/9/05 at 4:48pm
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I'm not a big drinker to begin with, but I know there have been a couple of occasions that I've had a drink while simultaneously nursing the baby.
Well since you don't instantaneously get alcohol in your blood (and milk) that is probably the best time, :LOL

I agree with everyone else. It takes an average adult about 1 hour to completely get a drink out of their system. For most women, one drink would result in a BAL (blood alcohol level) of no higher than .05. considern that is 1% of a pretty high content beer, that is just not much, kwim? So, if your child drank 4 ounces, that's 1/3 of a standard beer--- so about THREE HUNDRED nursing sessions while your BAL was at its highest following a single drink would be equal to one serving of alcohol. They probably get more than that from fumes
post #10 of 11
2/9/05 at 4:58pm
I have the worlds lowest alcohol tolerance so I try to be really careful. I only drink 1 drink when I am out and I always drink it with food of some sort (to slow absorbtion of the alcohol). I also make sure to drink slowly (it usually takes me a full hour to finish a drink if not longer. Also if I feel any "effects" I stop drinking right away (don't laugh I have gotton tipsy from a single bottle of vodka cooler!) Other than that I don't watch the clock at all.

Steph
post #11 of 11
2/9/05 at 5:55pm
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Think about it- your drink is diluted by all the blood in your body before getting to your baby. This is as opposed to in utero, where the baby's blood alcohol content is the same as yours if you have a drink.
Thats what I was thinking.
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