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drinking wine while BF?
« on: May 13, 2008, 01:03:42 am »
I've heard this is good...I've also heard it is bad...I've also heard it's fine in moderation...

Does anybody REALLY know?
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Re: drinking wine while BF?
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2008, 01:12:05 am »
I've heard the same things as you--I'd be interested to know for sure but I always go with the middle of the road "moderation"  I read somewhere that if you do have a drink, to have it just after baby has nursed so that's the longest time before baby nurses again.

When I have had 2 wine coolers (for Heaven's sake--I'm such a lightweight after not having drank for nearly a year), I had such a letdown---the boobs just kept running!! That kinda turned me off of the drinks for awhile. But on occasion I have a wine or a mixed drink with dinner and that's it. Otherwise I pump & dump just to be safe.
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Re: drinking wine while BF?
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2008, 04:51:07 am »
My personal view having read the materials is that it's fine in moderation. Like one drink on occasion.

Pumping and dumping doesn't reduce alcohol content in your milk. Only time can do that. Milk is mostly made from whatever is in your blood just prior to a feed or at the time of the feed. A simple rule might be - would you feel happy to drive at the time you are feeding?
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Re: drinking wine while BF?
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2008, 12:54:08 pm »
Its a very line line to what 'moderation' means, like Emma says would you drive?

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Re: drinking wine while BF?
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2008, 13:14:26 pm »
i definately enjoy a glass of wine a night... however i take it after liam has gone to bed & am finished feeding for the night (he goes 7-6 with no feeds at 8.5 months)

however, when liam was your LO's age before he started going 8 hours between feeds i'd have a glass of wine before bed maybe 3 nights a week & he always seemed fine. our pedi said its completely safe to have 1 or 2 glasses EVERY night if i wanted them; that the amount of wine that actually goes into the milk is miniscule & that i only need to be worried if i'm getting drunk every night. but since i can't see ANY of us doing that (here on the BW website) i'd say "go for it girlfriend, you deserve to unwind too!!"

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Re: drinking wine while BF?
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2008, 15:10:52 pm »
I like the guide rule "would you drive"  That's a good one to keep in mind.
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