Alcohol and breast feeding?

Question

Hello everyone! I’m expecting my 3 child in March. I was thinking about breast feeding this go round ( bottle fed the first two). I don’t drink during the week but Friday/Saturday night I may have a few drinks. (3-4) 
I’ve read that more than one drink is bad, and you need to dump. How does everyone drink and breast feed?

Answer

There are alcohol test strips for breast milk. If the test comes back positive then it's not safe for baby to drink. You can buy them at Walmart.

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If I am good enough to drive then I’ll still nurse. That being said I don’t drink much. Maybe a glass or two of wine or two seltzers over a few hours

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I used to do the same when breastfeeding. Not drink during the week but pump throughout the week so I could have some drinks on the weekend! If I had more than 1 drink I would always use pumped milk to feed her
I’d pump after she nursed 2-3 times a day. My daughter nursed a ton and very often so it was really a lot of work for me to be pumping to get barely any more milk but it does add up, and if I did it throughout the week it made enough to cover her milk for weeknights! It was definitely worth it though!