What rule did you receive/ are you using for drinking and breastfeeding?

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1. That pumping and dumping doesn’t work
2. The AAPs official stance is to wait 2 hours after 1 drink.

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My dr told me if I’m not drunk I don’t need to pump

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Per my midwife today..

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2 hours per regulation sized drink. Pediatrician says most people would naturally overpour wine, so to actually check the amount.

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1 glass of wine every now and again. I had my first half glass of wine last night and my little is 4 weeks old.

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I haven’t personally done this because I haven’t drank very much but I saw some research on not pumping and dumping but pumping and diluting. Reasearch it on your own or talk to your lactation consultant but I had never heard of that with my first daughter so I thought it was interesting

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For me it seems like alcohol in my system messes w my supply and let down and when I’ve tried having a drink i just get emotional anyway, and baby seems fussier nursing.  I’ve read on bf’ing info that it can reduce what your baby takes in for a few hrs and then they’ll make up for it later. So with this baby I’m just not drinking at all until he’s bigger. With my first I had a drink most nights but she was also a slow gainer and breastfeeding wasn’t going well anyway. No way to know if having drinks was making things worse with her or if that’s why bfing is going better w him.

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My dr said wait 4 hours after last drink and then pump and dumb, and then you can feed

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Id like a drink! But my husband is at home with me and he won't let me! 😢

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I put not drinking because I don’t care to and am more worried about falling asleep while nursing at night than the actual alcohol hahah. I don’t see anything wrong with a glass or two of wine though for others who are breastfeeding

What rule did you receive/ are you using for drinking and breastfeeding?

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