https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:00:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-561207 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:15:32 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 561207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can buy the alcohol test strips from Target if you are worried. I have PLENTY of milk, so I dump if it's been less than 3 hours since I finished my drink. I also had my first drink pretty soon after getting home, but it was a little disappointing because I got so tired, it made it hard to get up to pump again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-561026 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:07:56 +0000 Adira 561026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: Thanks for the info!! I'm sooooo looking forward to wine - I didn't realize how much I would miss it! I've taken to drinking some raspberry gingerale in a wine glass and pretending, haha. It sort of works, but is definitely not the same! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-561024 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:06:54 +0000 mrskc 561024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like you I was dying to have a glass of wine by the end of pregnancy. I was sooo close to having one while pregnant, but didn't do it. </p> <p>I didn't have a glass until around 4 weeks pp. I just didn't feel like it before that. I'll usually have 1-2 glasses after he goes to bed. I've never pumped and dumped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-561015 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:55:27 +0000 Adira 561015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Right?!? :)</p> <p>@PrincessBaby: Oh, that's interesting about it helping with letdown! Thanks for the info!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560981 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:28:57 +0000 PrincessBaby 560981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>H's ped said that a glass of wine can help with letdown. He said just don't drink a whole bottle and then feed. So 2 is my max to feed. Anything more and I pump and dump.</p> <p>Her bedtime is 10p though and she sleeps until 5, so I don't worry about it after 10p! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560978 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:27:25 +0000 blackbird 560978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lol Adira, they really should offer a glass of champagne at the hospital :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560969 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:22:26 +0000 Adira 560969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: haha, thank you!!! I'm so looking forward to having a drink!!!</p> <p>@pastemoo: Love this!!! I'm tempting to have some smuggle in a bottle of wine TO the hospital so I can have a drink as soon as the baby's out - but maybe that's a bit lushy? :)</p> <p>@autumn865: Thanks for the tip! I'll check it out!</p> <p>@Smurfette: Really! Beer, you say? I'm not a huge beer fan, but I have had a couple stouts that taste like coffee, so maybe those would work? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560946 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:00:24 +0000 Smurfette 560946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At our labor and delivery class, she said that you are fine to have a glass right after feeding before the next feeding. Like the PP, I figure if I am safe to drive then ok to feed.</p> <p>The lady also told us to have a beer since it has iron in it and that is good for the baby. Who knew?</p> <p>I haven't drank anything either at 35 weeks and I really want something once baby is here!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560912 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:40:52 +0000 autumn865 560912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Check out Kelly Mom she has some good info. Personally I haven't had a drink because I wasn't a big drinker before pregnancy and baby so it really isn't a big change for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560843 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:42:29 +0000 sarac 560843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My policy is to never nurse when I feel any effect from alcohol. Since I drink about 5 times a year, and almost never enough to feel it, this isn't hard. But the other night I had a bit at a party, and felt a little silly for a bit. All of my family was there, along with my daughter, and I wouldn't have nursed her right then had she asked. Thankfully she didn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560830 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:37:11 +0000 Ree723 560830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I drank at all the first couple of weeks, but once I started pumping a bit, I'd have a glass of wine right after feeding and if LO needed a feed before three hours had passed, I'd give her some pumped milk. I don't know why I was so paranoid about it, especially as I did have he odd glass of wine whilst pregnant!</p> <p>Now at 7.5 months, I don't worry about it as much. I'll usually wait until she's gone to bed, as I know I have a long stretch before she feeds again. But then there are days like yesterday where an afternoon beer at the pub sounded so good, and I did not worry at all about LO feeding an hour later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560819 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:29:52 +0000 pastemoo 560819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The day I got home from the hospital!<br /> I will frequently have 1/2 drink without worrying about when I nursed.</p> <p>More than that and I time it--to be honest though I only did that once and it was after DS went to bed. I always think I will drink more than I do, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560811 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:27:03 +0000 bunnylove08 560811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i pumped or fed DD before i drank. i took my first drink at 4 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560769 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:09:13 +0000 Bookish 560769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Just wanted to say ENJOY! I've got a ways to go, and I miss my booze! The (very) rare sip I have of DH's beer just ain't cuttin it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560765 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:07:56 +0000 Mrs. Blue 560765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so with you on this! I've still managed to hold off, but I'm really looking forward to that first glass of red wine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560764 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:07:11 +0000 duckduckkristen 560764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once LO started sleeping 5-6 straight hours at night I felt ok about having a glass of wine. I would also have a couple glasses when someone else was watching LO and giving him bottles of pumped milk. Once he started sleeping 10+ hours I'd have a few drinks and not worry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560760 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:04:36 +0000 cascademom 560760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really haven't had much beer or wine since LO arrived. I also don't pump and dump. I'll occasionally have a glass of beer, a dark stout, and that's it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560756 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:03:37 +0000 Adira 560756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies!!! This is so encouraging!!! I'm so excited to drink some wine again! I even bought a bottle just recently for once the baby is here, but I wasn't sure when I'd be safe to actually have any of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560747 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:01:15 +0000 hilsy85 560747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a small glass of champagne the day after we got home from the hospital. I try to stick to one glass of wine every 2-3 hours, not that it's hard bc wine puts me to sleep now! After he goes to sleep, when I know I have about 7-8 hours until he will eat again, I'll have up to 2 drinks, either cocktails or wine. I've never had to pump and dump.</p> <p>Eta that the best time to drink. Is actually while you're nursing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560738 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:57:55 +0000 LuLu Mom 560738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes a glass (and my doctor actually told me 2) and your milk will be fine. Any more than that I would dump! And of course there are strips you can buy to test, but I don't know how accurate they actually are? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560737 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:57:38 +0000 BelugaBean 560737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't really drink while BF (since giving birth I've had one shot and one drink, both at night). I went to a LC at 2 weeks postpartum though and she gave us some general information. She told me that if I'm sober enough to drive, I'm sober enough to BF (as in, if I would get behind the wheel of a car and it would be legal and safe, I'm fine). </p> <p>Edit: I meant to add that my first drink (the shot) was about 3 weeks postpartum. The drink was recently. I haven't missed drinking as much as I thought I would though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560734 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:57:18 +0000 prettylizy 560734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my first glass of wine the first week she was born. My rule is if you're okay to drive you're okay to nurse. I never have more than one or two drinks a night, and I've never done a pump and dump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-booze#post-560729 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:55:39 +0000 Adira 560729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I know that a lot of people have the occasional glass of wine while pregnant and I don't know how I managed NOT to be one of those people, but I'm 37 weeks pregnant and haven't had any yet, so I figure I might as well just keep waiting at this point.</p> <p>BUT I'm dying to have some wine!!! So my question is, for those of you that are EBF - when did you start drinking again? And how did you go about doing it?</p> <p>I think I read somewhere that if you have a glass of wine right after a feeding (or pumping session) and aren't going to feed/pump again for ~3 hours, you should be good to go. Is that true? What rules do you follow for your feeding/pumping/drinking?? </p>