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

[katehunt977]

@eldridge Some people recommend cracking open a cold one while nursing! Then if you are all that worried by the next feed it'll be mostly filtered though - kind of like when you can have a drink or two with dinner and drive home because you aren't drunk since you waited a bit

 

[gravityfades]

@sherryamber No guilt! I don't get shitfaced just have a drink on a weekend night here and there. And baby is doing just fine, we're at 7 months now. Pediatrician and lactation consultant borlthbsaid it's fine and that's all I need!

 

[eviegrace]

@gravityfades I agree that its fine. But my pediatrician must be old school because she told me to pump and dump for 24 hours if i drink any alcohol. Sounds like a waste of a lot of good milk

 

[aamcle]

@eviegrace 24 hours!!! That's ridiculous!!

 

[sosincere22]

@eviegrace omg I would literally never be able to breastfeed

 

[larmoz]

@sherryamber I still wait until after baby goes to sleep even though I know it’s fine haha

 

[freed0mandtruth]

@sherryamber No guilt at all. I will have a variety of fruited sours and maybe even some homebrews waiting in my fridge when the time comes.

 

[hariel]

@sherryamber I don’t feel guilty as my doctors and my daughter’s doctors were clear about this with me from the beginning. My daughter’s pediatrician even told me “now go have a glass of wine to celebrate “ after he did our fist home visit when she was 4 days old and checked latch etc (he’s also a lactation consultant, unusual I know but super useful!)

 

[gibsonflyinjosh]

@sherryamber Absolutely!! No need to pump and dump

 

[trevorodhiambo]

@sherryamber My first night out in public with a 3 week old was at a brewery garden and I was so scared to breastfeed in public for the first time that the alcohol didn’t even factor in to it for me

 

[ericakuhl89]

@sherryamber I have a couple beers or a glass of wine a few times a week. As long as you’re not wasted and you can hold your baby without dropping them you’re fine. As my OB says, it like pissing into the ocean haha. You’d have to be so drunk you couldn’t walk or talk coherently for it to be in your milk enough to harm baby.

 

[paulginjj]

@sherryamber It’s best not to. But you can moderately drink (1 drink). And then wait 2 hours after to nurse.

 

[jacqueline7]

@sherryamber I was breastfeeding at a taphouse last week while drinking a cider. Didn't notice any side-eyeing but I also don't really care.

 

[brandonjack47]

@sherryamber Does it only work with beer, i have low supply but heard beer helps with supply, but im really not a fan would wine work?

 

[sherryamber]

@brandonjack47 No . You need the yeast from the beer. But maybe the relaxation from the wine would help too!

 

[sherryamber]

@brandonjack47 Also have you tried fenugreek capsules? Worked wonders for me!

 

[lestime]

@brandonjack47 I'm the same, not a huge fan of beer. I found some boobie cookies (lactation cookies) which you can make or buy. Lots of recipes online. They contain brewers yeast but you don't notice that beer taste. They really helped my supply.

 

[lilyrosa]

@sherryamber I wish it was the same with smoking

 

[sherryamber]

@lilyrosa Right!? I’m counting my blessings though! Hops for the hold over!

 

[eviegrace]

@sherryamber Hops for the holdover!!!!