https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:41:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-249003 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:30:18 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 249003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cvbee: that is a cool chart. I'm bookmarking it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248988 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:16:42 +0000 pastemoo 248988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsdaredevil: Ditto, I always start right after nursing so I have some time!<br /> But... if he gets hungry earlier and I only had a beer, I still feed him ( like @Coco Bee's midwife said, a little alcohol is sometimes recommended)<br /> @cvbee: I know I was going to paste that same quote. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248905 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 17:30:35 +0000 MegWag 248905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard the rule "if you're too tipsy to drive, you're too tipsy to nurse". Now, some people I know consider themselves able to drive after drinking a LOT more than I ever would, but for me I'm comfortable with drinking a glass of wine and not worrying about timing or dumping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248869 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:39:46 +0000 MsLipGloss 248869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Posting to save . . . 5 weeks to go and dying to have a glass of wine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248751 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:18:50 +0000 Mrs. Pen 248751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jholler25: hahaha go for it :) moderation is key. I usually kept it to about half a glass and never even a full beer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248746 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:15:53 +0000 cvbee 248746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: makes sense </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248744 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:15:08 +0000 PrincessBaby 248744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: I like your rule the best- haha:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248743 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:14:14 +0000 mediagirl 248743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cvbee: I pumped and dump while I fed my baby refrigerated breastmilk. I had to express the breasts because they would hurt if I let them go 6 hours!! I was doing it to give me time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248742 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:13:27 +0000 cvbee 248742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: yeah, it's a bit controversial. I've heard through the grapevine that a doctor in my town told a Mom who had an evening-colic baby to have a drink and nurse the baby. When I hear things like that, or like what your person said, it makes me not freak out if I'm nursing like 1 hour and 50 minutes after drinking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248740 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:11:23 +0000 Mrs. Pen 248740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>interesting...</p> <p>my midwife told me that a wine or even a beer is good for milk letdown and getting over new-mom nerves. She never said I had to wait to nurse. She said it wouldn't hurt him at all. I have a glass of wine here and there, probably once a week, and never followed any two-hour rule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248733 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:07:20 +0000 cvbee 248733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: that link also says:<br /> "Because alcohol elimination follows zero-order kinetics, drinking water, resting, or 'pumping and dumping" breast milk will not accelerate elimination."<br /> (Anderson PO. The galactopharmacopedia, alcohol and breastfeeding. J Hum Lact 1995;11:321-3.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248732 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:06:34 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 248732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always go by the one hour per drink rule (12 oz beer, 4 oz wine, 1 oz liquor). To be safe, I usually will have a drink immediately after I feed her so I know it will be three hours until her next feeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248729 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:03:15 +0000 mediagirl 248729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will drink a beer sometimes immediately after pumping or feeding because I know I have time. I had a margarita last weekend that killed me. I did pump and dump for that b/c I'm not sure how much alcohol was in it and I felt loopy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248721 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:54:01 +0000 pastemoo 248721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cvbee: Thanks for the chart! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248716 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:52:20 +0000 PrincessBaby 248716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Nice;) Bring on the beer too!</p> <p>@cvbee: That's an awesome chart! Thank you so much!!!</p> <p>I'll probably only be able to handle like one glass at a time anyway. I had 2 sips of DH's malbec last week and I swear my legs felt all numb and rubbery when I stood up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248712 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:47:52 +0000 cvbee 248712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's approximately 2 hours per drink. You only have to pump and dump if you need relief due to engorgement. </p> <p>There is a great chart that shows how long you have to wait per drink based on how much you weigh.. Let me see if I can find it.</p> <p>edit: found it! scroll to the bottom at this link: <a href="http://www.motherisk.org/women/updatesDetail.jsp?content_id=347" rel="nofollow">http://www.motherisk.org/women/updatesDetail.jsp?content_id=347</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248710 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:46:00 +0000 pastemoo 248710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, don't pump and dump--just wait (I think it's 1 hour per drink depending on your weight).<br /> Just remember some strong beer is 1.5 drinks, most mixed drinks are 2+drinks.</p> <p>Also... beer can help your supply. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248709 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:45:18 +0000 PrincessBaby 248709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: I will definitely be buying these strips....Yay for drinking!!!!</p> <p>@zippylef: Good to know- Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248706 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:43:31 +0000 loveisstrange 248706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LC said that you are okay as long as it has been 2 hours. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248703 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:41:01 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 248703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You don't have to pump n dump. Once the alcohol is out of your system, it's out of your milk. I used the milkscreen test strips to determine when it was all out of my system.</p> <p>ETA: If I have one glass of wine, I'm usually clear 2 hours after I finish the drink. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-drinking-work-with-breastfeeding#post-248700 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:37:46 +0000 PrincessBaby 248700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you have like 1 glass of wine and not have to pump and dump? Or is it basically that if you drink, you have to pump and dump? </p>