First drink after having baby?

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So it's been 12 weeks since I've had my baby. I am thinking about having a beer but I am starting to feel bad about it. Anybody have their first alcoholic drink yet?

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I drink once or twice a week! If you're worried about it, look up "alcohol" on Kellymom.com. They have a great article about it. You do NOT need to pump and dump.

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I didn't even wait that long lol I missed my whiskey!!  I just make sure to drink right after I nurse my LO and if I still feel even slightly tipsy then she has pumped milk next. I usually wait until she's down for the night because she sleeps a good 5 hr stretch and that's plenty of time for it to leave my system.

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Don't feel bad...us mommas deserve a lil down time to enjoy a cocktail once in a while:) I had a vodka/cran last weklend and I enjoyed every sip😂sorry not sorry lol

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I went out for drinks with my husband when I was 3 weeks postpartum. I have a beer or glass of wine occasionally. My baby is EBF, I just give her a bottle of expressed milk when I drink. Don't feel bad for living your life, you don't have to stop enjoying things to be a good mother.😉

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Thank you ladies! I ended up being way too tired so I chose sleep instead lol!

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I have a glass of red wine every other night before baby goes for his longest stretch without feeding (between 6.30pm and midnight - give or take). Mammy needs to relax too!! After this amount of time it definitely won't be in breast milk.

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I had a few drinks about 11 weeks pp to celebrate my husband graduating college, but I was in Vegas last week for week and went out every night with my coworkers so I've had my share of drinks already! Lol we are still adult humans, not just Moms. Enjoy yourself!

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My pediatrician gave me the go ahead at 2 weeks check up. I have a beer or 2, or a glass of wine a couple times a week. Keeps a happy mama:) I EBF and test my milk with the test strips but have never had to pump and dump. Girl, enjoy yourself for a minute. Have a drink:)

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I'm EBF and have had a glass of wine and/or a beer a few times after baby has been down for her longest stretch at night. I also bought the test strips for breastmilk but haven't felt the need to use them. I know if you can drive you can breast feed so one drink while she's still up needing to feed is probably ok but I prefer to make sure it's when she's down for the night. If I wasn't ebfing I'd probably be having a drink nightly 😂

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If you really crave a beer there are non alcoholic ones ☺

First drink after having baby?

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