Drinking and breastfeeding - How long should I wait if I get tipsy (4-6 drinks)? I weigh 170lbs - 30% body fat

Question

The handful of times - I've waited 12 hours since last drink before nursing. Please no "holier than thou - how could you answers." My baby is 5 months. She is very healthy.

I'm a "big" girl. I am completely sober 12 hours after having 6 Light Beers. I breastfeed before I drink, give a bottle for the 2 am then breastfeed after the 12 hour waiting period - at which point I am a little engorged. My milk supply is firmly established.

for all the mom's that are wondering the same. i found this fantastic chart - thanks to a post on babycenter.com

http://www.drunkdrivingdefense.com/general/bac.htm

Answer 1

You've already posted this once.
Look at the link I posted for you. It gives referenced information from reliable sources on this subject.


The American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs classifies alcohol (ethanol) as a “Maternal Medication Usually Compatible With Breastfeeding.”

Everyone metabolizes alcohol a bit differently...how much food in your tummy and your body weight play into it. The general rule of thumb is to wait 2 hours per drink. Another good guideline is "if your head is clear, your milk is too" or, in other words, if you are sober enough to drive then you are sober enough to nurse.

Less than 2% of the alcohol consumed by the mother reaches her blood and milk. There is no need to pump & dump milk after drinking alcohol (unless you get engorged) because pumping & dumping does not speed the elimination of alcohol from the milk. Alcohol leaves the milk supply in the same way it leaves the bloodstream.

All things in moderation! 6 drinks is probably a bit extreme. That's a long time to go without nursing. You would definately need to pump to maintain your supply and keep from getting engorged in that case. If you don't express milk for that long you could end up with plugged ducts or a dip in your supply.

Answer 2

Whether you are breastfeeding or not, women are advised to drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week, and no more than two to three units in any one day.

Units are standard amounts of alcohol. As a rough guide, the following drinks contain one unit of alcohol:4

* one small glass (125ml) of table wine
* a single pub measure (25ml) of whisky, gin or brandy

During pregnancy, any alcohol that is consumed is always passed on to the baby in the womb.

It's also possible for a mum to pass on a small amount of alcohol to her baby through her breast milk if she breastfeeds soon after drinking.3,5 Alcohol can make the milk smell and taste different, which may put your baby off.3

Because alcohol is not trapped in breast milk, the level of alcohol will drop over time. This is why mums are advised not to drink alcohol for a few hours before breastfeeding.5
* half a pint of beer or cider
* quarter of a pint of superstrength beer or cider

Answer 3

It takes about an hour per drink for your system to metabolize the alcohol. My doctor told me 24 hours if I was going to have that much to drink. I rarely waited that long as I usually did not have more than one or two. If you notice the baby spitting up more or acting fussy then you should probably wait a bit longer next time. If the baby seems fine afterwards then you are probably waiting long enough. Everyone's metabolism is diffrent just as everyone's bodies are different. Anything doctors tell you is either general or general to your weight or body type. Good Luck

Answer 4

Drink a bunch of water and then feed her.



Drinking alcohol does not seriously harm the baby, and mums should not stop breastfeeding simply because they have had an alcoholic drink.

But this study suggests that drinking alcohol may reduce a mum's milk production in the short term.1 More research is needed to confirm this.

If you do choose to drink alcohol while breastfeeding, the best advice is to not drink shortly before feeding your baby.

Answer 5

Alcohol passes freely into mom's milk and has been got here across to top approximately 30 to 60 minutes after intake, 60 to ninety minutes whilst in contact with foodstuff. Alcohol additionally freely passes out of a mom's milk and her gadget. It takes a a hundred and twenty pound lady approximately 2 to 3 hours to do away with from her physique the alcohol in one serving of beer or wine...the extra alcohol it is fed on, the longer it takes for it to be eradicated. It takes as much as 13 hours for a a hundred and twenty pound lady to do away with the alcohol from one extreme-alcohol drink. the outcomes of alcohol on the breastfeeding toddler are straight away with regard to the quantity the mummy consumes. there is not any could desire to pump & unload milk after eating alcohol, different than for mom's convenience -- pumping & dumping does not velocity the removing of alcohol from the milk.

Answer 6

as long as it is not a daily habit and you only do once in a while, I can't say that it will have a lasting affect. May be you should drink like only three since you seem to have a bit of a problem with it.

Answer 7

I read in a magazine (I can't remember which one) that if you have more than a few drinks and you have a breast pump that you can just "pump and dump". But pump milk before drinking so that if baby is hungry later on you can still feed him/her.

Answer 8

My sister's doctor actually suggested drinking beer during breast feeding. I think you should wait an hour per drink.

Answer 9

Think about weaning the baby to bottle milk.