BF and 1 beer

[RoguesMommy]

can i have 1 beer without having to pump and dump? just a bottle of budlight

[RissaBusch]

 Yea mostly likely you can.  If you're unsure you can buy breastmilk test strips at the drug store.  Nurse before you drink. 

[myouroboros]

yes

 

[norahsmommy]

yes, you can have 1 beer and still nurse but if you are not comfortable with that you just nurse before you drink, have the beer and wait 2 hours to nurse again. And you don't need to pump and dump. Once the alchohol is out of your blood its out of your milk too. 

[TattedMommyof2]

My sister BF and her doc told her 1 or 2 beers would be fine.  

[Kaitlynsmom7]

After I had my baby, my doctor told me that having a bottle ( 1-2 )  actually helps bring in your Milk right after giving birth. She also told me it will not hurt the baby as long as it was 1-2 beers.

[lyz826]

i did. my doc. just told me have the beer then wait a little while before i BF. its not like your drinking a 12 pack then BF your having 1 beer.

[-MakeMeBad-]

 

Quoting Kaitlynsmom7:

After I had my baby, my doctor told me that having a bottle ( 1 )  actually helps bring in your Milk right after giving birth. She also told me it will not hurt the baby as long as it was 1 beer.

 THis is true. ONE bottle of additive-free beer, like Guinness, can actually be beneficial. The hops help your supply, plus it's full of iron. Sounds weird, but it's true!

[McKs0820]

No pump and dumping doesn't do anything. After one beer/one glass of wine or one shot your suppose to wait 2-3 hours. 2 beers is 5 hours

[Kris_PBG]

Pumping and pumping is a myth - do not waste your time - or your milk!

Alcohol leaves the breastmilk like the bloodstream..

Breastfeeding and Alcohol

By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC

Guidelines

• Current research says that occasional use of alcohol (1-2 drinks) is not harmful to the nursing baby. The American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs classifies alcohol (ethanol) as a “Maternal Medication Usually Compatible With Breastfeeding.”
• Many experts recommend against drinking more than 1-2 drinks per week.
• It is recommended that nursing moms avoid breastfeeding during and for 2-3 hours after drinking (Hale 2002).
• There is no need to pump & dump milk after drinking alcohol, other than for mom's comfort -- pumping & dumping does not speed the elimination of alcohol from the milk.
• Alcohol does not increase milk production, and has been shown to inhibit let-down and decrease milk production (see below).
• If you're away from your baby, try to pump as often as baby usually nurses (this is to maintain milk supply, not because of the alcohol). At the very least, pump or hand express whenever you feel uncomfortably full - this will help you to avoid plugged ducts and mastitis.

In general, if you are sober enough to drive, you are sober enough to breastfeed. Less than 2% of the alcohol consumed by the mother reaches her blood and milk. Alcohol peaks in mom's blood and milk approximately 1/2-1 hour after drinking (but there is considerable variation from person to person, depending upon how much food was eaten in the same time period, mom's body weight and percentage of body fat, etc.). Alcohol does not accumulate in breastmilk, but leaves the milk as it leaves the blood; so when your blood alcohol levels are back down, so are your milk alcohol levels.

Always keep in mind the baby's age when considering the effect of alcohol. A newborn has a very immature liver, so minute amounts of alcohol would be more of a burden. Up until around 3 months of age, infants detoxify alcohol at around half the rate of an adult. An older baby or toddler can metabolize the alcohol more quickly.

[SugarGuru]

pump before you drink, so you have BM available...then drink...then go by what McKs said