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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).

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.

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.

Eta that the best time to drink. Is actually while you're nursing!

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.

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!

i pumped or fed DD before i drank. i took my first drink at 4 months

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!

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.

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.

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.

Her bedtime is 10p though and she sleeps until 5, so I don't worry about it after 10p!

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.

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.

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!