Will it hurt my baby to have a beer or a glass of wine while breastfeeding?

Answer 1

No, In fact some Dr's even suggest it.

Answer 2

I was told by my doctor that you can have 1 beer or 1 glass of wine while you are breastfeeding your baby, because it will not pass into your breastmilk that fast and will be out of your system by the next feeding. It would not be safe to drink between feedings.

Answer 3

No.. please do not listen to these judgmental, uneducated people on here that assume because you would like a glass of wine you are an alcoholic. You can most certainly have a drink. If you are going to have more than one just pump and dump for about an hour after wards. Or pump before you have a drink and feed the baby from the bottle. Good luck..

Answer 4

Reasonable alcohol intake should not be discouraged at all. As is the case with most drugs, very little alcohol comes out in the milk. The mother can take some alcohol and continue breastfeeding as she normally does. Prohibiting alcohol is another way we make life unnecessarily restrictive for nursing mothers

Answer 5

hi, often no it is not a solid theory to have any alcohol collectively as pregnant or Breast Feeding because it extremely is handed throughout the time of the milk on your toddler collectively as breast feeding. In asserting that i do no longer think of that it would harm the toddler in case you have been to have a tumbler of wine each and every so often, in line with danger in basic terms when you have fed the toddler, this might supply the alcohol of undertaking to be eradicated out of your physique till now the subsequent feed.

Answer 6

No. I was told by my dr. to have a beer or glass of wine to help my milk let down.

Answer 7

Anything you eat or drink will have an effect on your nursing child. If it is too much for you to give up alcohol, change to formula. Why should you EVER take a chance with your child? Of course, there will be many selfish parents that will tell you the opposite---mostly because they were willing to take chances with their own children. Don't do it with yours!

No scientific evidence supports the popular wisdom that drinking beer boosts milk production or makes better milk, says Julie Mennella, a researcher at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia who studies alcohol's affect on breast milk. In fact, no one has conducted any research into this area.

In the late 1800s, a major U.S. brewery pushed a certain beer blend as a "tonic" for breastfeeding women, but researchers now know that a nutritious diet — not barley malt and hops — is the key to a plentiful milk supply. While scientists have found that beer does increase levels (in men and women) of a hormone necessary for milk production, beer still hasn't been proven to help a nursing mother produce more milk. Nonalcoholic beer is just as effective in this regard as regular beer, and is preferred if you want to try using it to increase your milk supply.

Answer 8

Alcohol will be metabolized out of your breastmilk at the same rate as it is metabolized out of your blood. If you decide to have ONE drink, do it right after breastfeeding and it will be metabolized by the next feeding. If you overindulge, then you should pump and dump if you can "feel" the alcohol.

Answer 9

I'm sorry but your phrasing made me smile! I could picture your baby lounging back with a glass of wine in one hand and your breast in the other! lol! Thanks for a smile at the end of the day.

Answer 10

Your baby should not have a beer or a glass of wine.

But YOU can, as long as you don't overdo it. *smile*