TIL It’s ok to have a drink or 2 and breastfeed! No need to pump and dump! 😊

[waynec]

@sherryamber I had a glass of wine and a beer tonight and used test strips and it was positive for alcohol. I had to dump. Just be careful!!!!

 

[thehappyvirus]

@waynec I used a test strip when I was stone cold sober once and it came up positive. I understand being really careful but I’m skeptical about those strips??

 

[moes]

@waynec Those things will also detect alcohol in orange juice so they are essentially total BS.

 

[sherryamber]

@waynec But is it enough to harm baby?

 

[waynec]

@sherryamber It was enough to test positive so to me that’s enough to harm the babes. I wouldn’t ever risk it, not worth it. Granted the beer was an IPA so it was higher alcohol content but it really threw me because I wasn’t expecting that. Super scary!

 

[lefthandedlilly]

@sherryamber THANK YOU

 

[solomonhall201]

@sherryamber I just got married and definitely drank more than I intended (including tequila) and breastfed. I didn't feel drunk and it was a one-off event so I'm hoping that it was OK but definitely feeling guilty now. And wondering if anyone in my family/friends thinks I'm a bad mum because of it.

 

[katrina2017]

@sherryamber No guilt here, if im feeling extra paranoid i just pump into a storage bag and mark it for topical use only. Never ever pump and dump. The pumping process has been too stressful to let it go to waste!

 

[sportsorme]

@sherryamber I felt guilty for awhile when I was breastfeeding my first baby but by baby two I learned to give myself a break from all the Mom guilt. Enjoy your drinks you deserve it!

 

[katrina2017]

@sherryamber I used to drink a beer about an hour before my LO’s bedtime. Let’s just say, we both slept well

 

[ahrehm]

@sherryamber As long as you're sober to drive, you're sober to feed your babe. And if you are drunk, you can either wait to feed/pump once your blood level is normal (sober) or you can pump and use it for something else (milk bath. bteastmilk jewelry, skin treatment, etc)

 

[wonderingfai]

@sherryamber I have guilt, but I have a ridiculously low alcohol tolerance and get sick from drinks very easily. So I don't trust my body. But I also don't really miss alcohol either.

 

[cosgrove2210]

@sherryamber I still feel guilty every time!! But it's been so nice to have a beer here and there. I don't need to drink to feel okay but it definitely makes me feel a little more free to do something that I previously felt was "forbidden"

 

[brende1]

@sherryamber Drinking is overrated

 

[cindy222]

@sherryamber During my birth classes with Penny Simkin, she said, "If you can hold them baby, you can feed the baby."

 

[voice451]

@sherryamber In no way do i feel guilty! Enjoy the couple of scoops!

 

[skyark17]

@sherryamber But what counts as a drink or two lol

 

[marylynnstrickland]

@sherryamber I was at a gender reveal yesterday having a beer and someone judged me so hard for my one beer. I was like…well at the hospital they said one is completely fine….