Drinking while bfing!

[pinkyprincess]

If you freeze it, it lasts ages from what I've read. Just make sure you date it and use the oldest first.

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Tbh I wouldn't like to freeze it.. Don't know why lol!
What effects to alcohol have on the baby anyway?

 

[pinkyprincess]

I think milk only lasts 5 days then in the fridge at the back (don't quote me!)

Erm not sure!

 

[l_maclean]

What effects to alcohol have on the baby anyway?

I think it depends on the baby. I remember my gran saying they used to rub whisky on the gums of a teething baby (bare in mind this was 50/60 years ago) - the idea being it numbed the pain and helped baby sleep.

However - a rub of whisky on my mothers gums had her up all night, bouncing in the cot and chattering away to herself at the top of her voice. lol - shes still the same now after a few drinks. lol

xxx

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Haha!! Bless!!

 

[hopefulmummy]

Haha, bless

I've never noticed a difference of I've fed baby and drunk.

 

[Sassysugar]

JM do you add your milk to bottles on different days ie you would express on a Monday and top that bottle up on a Tuesday?

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Well that's what I've read to do.. I was wondering if it was right or not..

 

[Sassysugar]

When I was expressing (got fed-up and don't bother now, and now he won't take a bottle) I didn't know if you could do that and I would end up with lots of bottles in the fridge lol. I've just been on kellymom.com and it looks like you can (it's a great website for info on bf). It's got info on there about drinking and bf

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Ah I'll have to have a read then thanks hun..
Yeah I read u could add to it but only store for 5days from the first expressed.. So if u add more 4days later u still only have 1 day left..

So I don't need to express? I'll be putting her to bed at 8 so she should wake at 8.. If I drink til say, 3am that's okay??

 

[Sassysugar]

lol was meaning it says on the website that its ok to mix different days together but use the furthest date.

Here are the details on alcohol and bf from kellymom.com (hope I'm allowed to put this on here, if not I can remove)

Guidelines

• Current research says that occasional use of alcohol (1-2 drinks) does not appear to be harmful to the nursing baby.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs classifies alcohol (ethanol) as a “Maternal Medication Usually Compatible With Breastfeeding.” The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding notes: "Breastfeeding mothers should avoid the use of alcoholic beverages, because alcohol is concentrated in breast milk and its use can inhibit milk production. An occasional celebratory single, small alcoholic drink is acceptable, but breastfeeding should be avoided for 2 hours after the drink."
• Many experts recommend against drinking more than 1-2 drinks per week.
• Per Hale (2008), "mothers who ingest alcohol in moderate amounts can generally return to breastfeeding as soon as they feel neurologically normal."
• There is no need to pump & dump milk after drinking alcohol, other than for mom's comfort -- pumping & dumping does not speed the elimination of alcohol from the milk.
• Alcohol does not increase milk production, and has been shown to inhibit let-down and decrease milk production (see below).
• If you're away from your baby, try to pump as often as baby usually nurses (this is to maintain milk supply, not because of the alcohol). At the very least, pump or hand express whenever you feel uncomfortably full - this will help you to avoid plugged ducts and mastitis.

In general, if you are sober enough to drive, you are sober enough to breastfeed. Less than 2% of the alcohol consumed by the mother reaches her blood and milk. Alcohol peaks in mom's blood and milk approximately 1/2-1 hour after drinking (but there is considerable variation from person to person, depending upon how much food was eaten in the same time period, mom's body weight and percentage of body fat, etc.). Alcohol does not accumulate in breastmilk, but leaves the milk as it leaves the blood; so when your blood alcohol levels are back down, so are your milk alcohol levels.
Always keep in mind the baby's age when considering the effect of alcohol. A newborn has a very immature liver, so minute amounts of alcohol would be more of a burden. Up until around 3 months of age, infants detoxify alcohol at around half the rate of an adult. An older baby or toddler can metabolize the alcohol more quickly.

Effects of alcohol on breastfeeding and the breastfed baby

• Alcohol does not increase milk production. In fact, babies nurse more frequently but take in less milk in the 3-4 hours after mom has had a drink, and one study showed a 23% decrease in milk volume with one drink [SIZE=-1](Mennella & Beauchamp 1991, 1993; Mennella 1997, 1999)[/SIZE].
• 2+ drinks may inhibit let-down [SIZE=-1](Coiro et al 1992; Cobo 1974)[/SIZE].
• One study showed changes in the infant's sleep-wake patterning after short-term exposure to small amounts of alcohol in breastmilk -- infants whose mothers were light drinkers slept less [SIZE=-1](Mennella & Gerrish 1998)[/SIZE].
• Daily consumption of alcohol has been shown in the research to increase the risk for slow weight gain in the infant.
• Daily consumption of alcohol (1+ drinks daily) has been associated with a decrease in gross motor development [SIZE=-1](Little et al 1989)[/SIZE].

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Blimey! Thanks for that! Hmm.. I'm debating whether it's a good idea to drink at all now.. I don't want to reduce my milk coz I know I only make just enough for her..
Being safe I think I'll give her an expressed bottle in the morning after.. Just in case!
Thanks again!