how much alcohol is okay while nursing?

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How much can I consume without affecting anything?

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My ob said as long as you can drive you can nurse!  At your drunkest the baby only gets as much as you drinking 1/8 of a 20oz bud light! Enjoy a couple drinks mama! 😉

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1 glass of one, one beer, or one shot won't affect anything.

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I bought the milk alcohol test strips and thanks to them I know I can safely have 2 light beers or 1 dark beer in an hour without alcohol showing up in my milk. I can also have 2 regular size glasses of wine in an hour. Anything more than this and I will check my milk before feeding just to be on the safe side.

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If your safe to drive then your safe to breastfeed. I only have one or two drinks now though, anything more and I'm too tired to function 😂😂

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Look this up on la leche league. People are throwing out guesses and incorrect figures. There you will get a complete and factual answer.

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From what I have read just like your blood stream alcohol does not stay in your breast milk. Once you feel fine enough to drive your milk should be good to go for baby.

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My lactation consultant said it was fine to have a drink and still nurse. As long as you can drive, you can nurse.

Make sure you drink extra water though. I've found every time I have an alcoholic drink, my milk actually drops the next day a little bit. But maybe that's just me.

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The amount of alcohol in your breast milk is the same amount in your blood. So feed when you are sober and your baby will be fine, feed when you still feel tipsy and your baby will be consuming alcohol

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I'll have no more than 2 but if I plan to have more then it's after baby is asleep since he's out for 12 hours.

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My counselor and I were discussing how back in the "old days" women were recommended to drink 1 glass of red wine for blood cells every night and 1 glass of beer to help with lactation whenever you needed it. I will probably have a few beers when I start breast feeding just because I've been craving one so bad since I've been pregnant lol

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