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?
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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.
ETA: If I have one glass of wine, I'm usually clear 2 hours after I finish the drink.
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My LC said that you are okay as long as it has been 2 hours.
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@BabyBoecksMom: I will definitely be buying these strips....Yay for drinking!!!!
@zippylef: Good to know- Thank you!
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Yeah, don't pump and dump--just wait (I think it's 1 hour per drink depending on your weight).
Just remember some strong beer is 1.5 drinks, most mixed drinks are 2+drinks.Also... beer can help your supply.
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It's approximately 2 hours per drink. You only have to pump and dump if you need relief due to engorgement.
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.
edit: found it! scroll to the bottom at this link: http://www.motherisk.org/women/updatesDetail.jsp?content_id=347
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@pastemoo: Nice;) Bring on the beer too!
@cvbee: That's an awesome chart! Thank you so much!!!
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!
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@cvbee: Thanks for the chart!
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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.
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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.
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@mediagirl: that link also says:
"Because alcohol elimination follows zero-order kinetics, drinking water, resting, or 'pumping and dumping" breast milk will not accelerate elimination."
(Anderson PO. The galactopharmacopedia, alcohol and breastfeeding. J Hum Lact 1995;11:321-3.) -
interesting...
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.
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@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.
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@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.
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@Coco Bee: I like your rule the best- haha:)
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@mediagirl: makes sense
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@jholler25: hahaha go for it
moderation is key. I usually kept it to about half a glass and never even a full beer.
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Posting to save . . . 5 weeks to go and dying to have a glass of wine!
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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.
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@Mrsdaredevil: Ditto, I always start right after nursing so I have some time!
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)
@cvbee: I know I was going to paste that same quote. Thanks! -
@cvbee: that is a cool chart. I'm bookmarking it!
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