Breastfeeding and Drinking?

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Alright what is your stance on breastfeeding and drinking? Do y’all stay sober until baby wiens (am I spelling that right?🤪) ? What if you’re extended breastfeeding for like 1-2 years? How long do you stay with no alcohol? 😳
This is my first and I haven’t had a drink since well before I got pregnant as I was working on my diet and exercise and had cut all alcohol and sugar about 6 months before I conceived. It isn’t a planned pregnancy at all but I miss being able to have wine 🍷 and sushi 🍣😩
If I had known I was going to conceive I would have planned a huge binge bender to get it out of my system. Now I’m approaching almost a full year without a drink. 😓😣
I know some folks “pump and dump” or something but idk the ins and outs of that. Idk how long alcohol stays in your system and how much would get into my breast milk. I am definitely going to keep asking my doctor about it but so far they’re like “no drinking until you stop breastfeeding.” 😭 Like man that would suck if I had to wait almost 3 years for another glass of red. I selfishly hope that baby wiens sooner so I can indulge. What’s the appropriate time to breastfeed? I know any length is better than nothing as there are so many benefits health wise I believe breast is best. I just can’t imagine breastfeeding yet. I know it’s all about the baby and I should be grateful to have a healthy pregnancy and baby afterwards but I’m craving my wine soft cheese sushi etc. 😣

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I am in fact having a beer with supper now and still nursing my 7m old. 
Sober to drive sober to nurse. Never never pump and dump it’s pointless. 1 drink to supply is compared to 1 shot in an Olympic swimming pool. A very very extremely little amount of none at all of alcohol goes to supply. 
Have a drink.

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My Lactation specialist told me that if I have one drink, wait one hour to feed/pump. 2 drinks, 2 hours and so on. If I know I’m going to have a couple drinks, I’ll pump before hand and bottle feed my son until I have waited the amount of time to put him back to boob. Enjoy that glass of wine mama!

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I was breastfeeding and drinking a beer the week we came home with #1 and #2, and will be by the pool doing the same thing in a few months! As long as you wait the allotted time, you're good. As the other commenter stated, I was told 1hr/drink too by my obgyn and my lactation consultant. No need to pump and dump unless you absolutely need to pump for relief, I would always pump before I started drinking just to save my boobs😂

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I feel ya! I’d kill for an ice cold bud light or white claw 😂 they have the testing strips for breast milk so you can make sure the alcohol has cleared your system. I will definitely plan on doing that/pump and dump as necessary. 9 months sober is long enough much less you being sober for awhile beforehand. Baby needs a stress free happy mama.

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I waited 4 weeks when I had my first because I was nervous but I had my first drink about 2 weeks after my 2nd was born and I just make sure to have it after I feed her and not too late at night because she cluster feeds 🤷🏻‍♀️ but I have literally had a beer in hand while nursing

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I was told you don’t need to pump and dump. And it’s safe to drink