https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 19:17:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-681032 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:21:14 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 681032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: lol, i only smoked after L was in bed for the night and i had a shower after for DH's benefit because he didn't want me sleeping next to him with stinky hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-681030 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:19:28 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 681030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: i couldn't find anything about it on mother risk, but i read on kelly mom that nicotine is half gone from your body after 95 minutes. and the advice was similar to drinking - best to smoke immediately after you BF. </p> <p>Anyway, I had 3 glasses of wine last night and 2 cigarettes, all AFTER i put L to bed, so i didn't nurse him for another 10 hours since having the cigarettes. I think i was safe! I did pump and that milk is in the fridge now, but i think i will dump it. I have an enormous freezer stash at the moment that we are barely touching, so it's not like i need it.</p> <p>@PrincessBaby: i've read 3 - 6 months too and i'm also staying on the safe side. I started freezing milk in February and what i've been doing now is when i pump a bottle, i put it in the freezer and when i need to give a bottle, i am taking from the february stash. whereas before i always had a fresh bottle in the fridge and was also building a freezer stash by pumping a bottle every morning. but since our freezer stash was getting out of control, i decided to start rotating so i don't have to throw any away. </p> <p>I also generally agree with the idea that if you are ok to drive, you are ok to BF. however, i wouldn't drive after 3 glasses of wine. they were really spread out and i didn't feel tipsy, but i also didn't want to save that milk. Up until last night, i haven't had more than 2 glasses wine one evening since L was born. </p> <p>We are also going on vacation in 2 weeks to an all inclusive resort, so I will probably be drinking a little more there and be pumping and dumping a couple of times. Though i also hate pumping, so i'm pretty sure after a couple of nights, i will decide to just not drink much since it's not worth it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680988 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:39:03 +0000 LaineysMom 680988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: clearly it's up to you, but when I read 3-6 mo. I read 6 months as the point at which it should be dumped. We invested in a deep freezer to extend this amount of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680980 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:31:48 +0000 PrincessBaby 680980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: @LaineysMom: I read 3-6 mos in several places, including the CDC so I was trying to be safe:). My oldest pumped milk at this point is from the first week of Jan so I just figured the sooner we get rid of it the better since we're basically at 4 mos now... Here is the CDC link:<br /> <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/handling_breastmilk.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/handling_breastmilk.htm</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680915 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:34:35 +0000 LaineysMom 680915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: @travelgirl1: yeah, I'm pretty sure the CDC and lll say 6 months regular freezer and 1 year in a deep freezer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680726 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:49:55 +0000 travelgirl1 680726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaineysMom: @PrincessBaby: I read 6 months in a regular freezer and a year in deep freezer... So you might not have to throw it out just yet :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680648 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:15:30 +0000 Pink Champagne 680648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only dumped once, and that was after a huge dinner with wine pairings after which I was super engorged and after waiting forever and testing with those alcohol strips, it was still registering so I pumped enough off to be comfortable and dumped that.<br /> In general, I am in the ok to drive, ok to nurse category. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680637 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:05:16 +0000 PrincessBaby 680637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaineysMom: I've read 3-6 months, and it's longer when it's in a deep freezer...We just have a side by side fridge/freezer and so I figured we might be on the shorter end of that estimate... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680634 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:59:55 +0000 LaineysMom 680634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: from this January? Frozen milk is good for up to 6 months in a regular freezer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680384 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 10:43:24 +0000 edelweiss 680384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i haven't, simply because i can't bear to throw any milk away at this point. it is an inconvenience though as i have to schedule when i can drink (i wait the two hours). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680372 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 10:23:30 +0000 DillonLion 680372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. But I have low supply and we supplement with formula. Every last drop I produce I try and make sure ends up in her body. I just havent smoked or drank at all. Would love a glass of wine someday again, but I'm not a huge drinker so I'm okay with waiting until I'm done breastfeeding, even if it s probably okay to have a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680328 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 08:49:42 +0000 PrincessBaby 680328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes.... If I have more than a glass or 2 of wine, I pump and dump. I don't feel bad about still having a good time with my husband and having a few drinks. I have a freezer stash of pumped milk that we actually need to get "rid of" since it's from January and so I don't really worry about it too much... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680271 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:29:15 +0000 SleepyMonkey 680271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i've never pumped and dumped from drinking - an LC told me 2 drinks is ok, and combined with my laziness and dislike of pumping, i've never pumped &amp; dumped.</p> <p>but, i was on vacation where LO wasn't eating a lot because she was sick and i was getting engorged, and i didn't have any way to store it or bring it back, so i pumped and dumped it down the drain every time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-680166 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 02:00:18 +0000 LaineysMom 680166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never pumped and dumped.. I'm too lazy. Haha. If I'm not going to use the milk then I'm not going to pump. I just try to wait until after my last pump before I have a drink, then I wait until the next morning to pump again. I also agree with others who say okay to drive, okay to bf. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-679940 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:18:18 +0000 78h2o 679940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard the lactation consultant at a bf'ing support group meeting tell someone that if she wasn't buzzed at the time, she was ok to nurse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-679874 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:53:20 +0000 mamimami 679874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 years, 3 months of bfing and I've never pumped and dumped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-679728 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:19:04 +0000 Kemma 679728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pumping and dumping after drinking won't metabolise the alcohol in your breastmilk any faster and the general consensus seems to be ok to drive, ok to breastfeed.</p> <p>I'm not sure on the cigarettes although I imagine you'd want to change your clothes, wash your hands etc before handling baby to minimise their exposure to the second hand smoke. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-679696 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:07:25 +0000 travelgirl1 679696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the alcohol needs 2 hours to get out of your milk and after that you don't need to dump... Not sure about cigarettes though. I bet you could find out on the Mother Risk website, it's great for stuff like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-679578 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:45:42 +0000 dagret 679578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in the ok to drive, ok to breastfeed camp, so I've never pumped and dumped. Don't know about cigarettes though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-pump-and-dump#post-679554 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:40:35 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 679554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Because you wanted to drink or have a cigarette? I did both those things this evening and so we gave L a bottle of expressed milk and now I'm pumping to compensate. I'm also planning to dump this milk. But wondering if its necessary? Like when does the alcohol and/or tobacco get into the milk? He STTN so I don't have to worry about BFing him again until tomorrow morning.</p> <p>FYI. This is my first time doing this in a year and I'm not planning to make a habit of it. I just have an old friend visiting from OOT and he had cigs with him. </p>