Pump & dump?

Question

My daughter is almost 6 months old, being a really stressful time. I decided to pump around 36 oz of milk over the past two days & I fed her baby food & let her nurse. I plan to drink NO MORE than two beers. "Not your father's root beer" which has 5.9% alcohol in 12 oz bottles. Ive never done this before but should I pump & dump afterwards? & How long do I need to wait to nurse my daughter? I don't want negative comments, as I got pregnant around my 21st birthday & have never really had the experience to drink a beer & relax. I don't wanna get hammered, just relax at home with my husband, maybe play some video games & drink a few beers. The lactation consultant told me if I'm sober, my milk is sober. But idk how to feel about that because the alcohol is going somewhere! I have enough milk to get us through until tomorrow, I'm just curious. I really hate to dump any that I pump lol

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If you are save to drive, you are safe to breastfeed. No need to pump and dump if you truly are only having one or two.

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You can get test strips that you can pump a little and put the strip in and test it to see if there's still alcohol in it

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With alcohol, you do not need to pump & dump. The amount of alcohol in your breastmilk cannot be higher than the amount in your blood. 
For example, if you had a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 (which is the legal limit for driving where I live) then your breastmilk could have up to 0.08% alcohol content. That's less alcohol than what is contained in a glass of orange juice (orange juice naturally contains up to 0.1% alcohol because there is some fermentation of sugars). This amount of alcohol in your breastmilk will not have any harmful effects on your baby, no matter how small your baby is. 
Remember, the percentage of alcohol content in your breastmilk does not equal what your baby's blood-alcohol level would be if they drink your breastmilk. It is far far far less. Just the same way that if you took a shot of 40% alcohol, your blood alcohol content is not equal to the alcohol percentage in your drink.

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As long as you can drive you can BF. Our bodies filter out so much, not enough alcohol would get to your milk to harm her. Also if you ever do have to pump and can't give it to DD, save it and add to her bath. It's really great for hair and skin.

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You should be fine it is about 2 hours per beer to clear your system. It clears out of your blood and milk at the same rate so literally if you're sober your milk is sober.

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If you're fine to drive, you're fine to feed. It's a very small amount that gets transferred to the milk and alcohol does not have a very long half life (time it stays in your system). I have had a beer or two with dinner here or there over the last 6.5 months my daughter has been alive. I feed her, drink my beers, have a glass of water and feed her again (when she is ready 2-4 hrs later usually). I seriously wouldn't stress. Enjoy your beer girl.

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Alcohol clears from your breastmilk like it does from your blood. No need to pump and dump.

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