i dont want to loose my daughter but i wanna find out if shes healthy and if i didint hurt her by drinkin but im scared thell take her away from me
2007-10-12 09:56:42 · 7 answers · asked by Lindsey S 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
You more then likely didn't hurt your baby, but please don't do it any more.
2007-10-12 10:04:02 · answer #1 · answered by JS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the Breastfeeding Network, having a drink or two is "insignificant" in its effect on a breastfeeding child. However, excessive drinking (more than two drinks a day regularly) has many negative effects on a child, including, yes, drunkenness. Essentially, a baby is affected roughly as much as the mother is affected.
If you got drunk and breastfed, be sure your baby did it, too.
If this was an isolated episode (just once) i would not worry much, she probably has already gotten it out ofher system, but if this is a pattern for you, you must look for help soon. One study found that the breastfed babies of women who had one or more drinks a day were slower in acquiring motor skills (such as crawling and walking) than babies who had not been exposed to alcohol.
2007-10-12 17:06:40 · answer #2 · answered by AMBER D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beer increases milk supply. In fact, it can decrease supply because alcohol stays in your milk and tastes bitter. The baby may drink less of your milk, therefore decreasing your supply.
What about drinking alcohol and breastfeeding?
Women are often warned to not consume alcohol during pregnancy, as ample evidence has shown that it poses a severe and avoidable risk to her unborn baby. The risks of consuming alcohol while breastfeeding are not as well defined. Breastfeeding mothers receive conflicting advice about whether alcohol consumption can have an affect on their baby, which often leaves mothers feeling like they have more questions than answers. So, what information should a mother who is considering drinking while breastfeeding know?
La Leche League's THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING (p. 328) says:
The effects of alcohol on the breastfeeding baby are directly related to the amount the mother ingests. When the breastfeeding mother drinks occasionally or limits her consumption to one drink or less per day, the amount of alcohol her baby recieves has not been proven to be harmful.
La Leche League's THE BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK (pp. 597-598) says:
Alcohol passes freely into mother's milk and has been found to peak about 30 to 60 minutes after consumption, 60 to 90 minutes when taken with food. Alcohol also freely passes out of a mother's milk and her system. It takes a 120 pound woman about two to three hours to eliminate from her body the alcohol in one serving of beer or wine...the more alcohol that is consumed, the longer it takes for it to be eliminated. It takes up to 13 hours for a 120 pound woman to eliminate the alcohol from one high-alcohol drink. The effects of alcohol on the breastfeeding baby are directly related to the amount the mother consumes.
2007-10-12 17:04:16 · answer #3 · answered by lisa l 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well,yeah partially cuz it may lead to some serious fetal damag but it depends on the amount that u have been drinking.any how try to stop before its too late,any wayz if u drank somesmall amount that wouldnt harm u for sure,tell ur doctor it will really help,dont worry my best luck to have a healthy life and a healthy baby.
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2007-10-12 17:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by ziadko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Docs don't care but some will give you a good lecture especially if there is signs of abuse or drug use.
2007-10-12 17:01:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think you will get in trouble.
How much did you drink? Did you get trashed or just have a beer or two?
2007-10-12 20:45:13 · answer #6 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a little dangerus. what ever goes into your body, also goes into your breast. so, please don't drink anymore.
and you won't get in trubble. he will just explain to you how dangerus that is.
so, try to quit drinking for now.
2007-10-12 17:19:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋