Can I Have A Beer While Breastfeeding
Camila Farah
Excerpt from alcohol and breastfeeding infant risk website thomas hale.
If you feel coherent and sober enough to drive a car you are clear to breastfeed. For a 130 pound woman that means no more than 2 ounces of liquor 8 ounces of wine or two beers in a 24 hour period. If you re a breastfeeding mom limit yourself to an occasional alcoholic drink and no more than one a day. Alcohol is best avoided until your baby is over three months old and then enjoyed as an occasional treat.
Additional information about drinking beer and breastfeeding. Generally moderate alcohol consumption by a breastfeeding mother up to 1 standard drink per day is not known to be harmful to the infant especially if the mother waits at least 2 hours after a single drink before nursing. If after drinking beer you notice deterioration in the child s well being then it is not recommended to drink anymore while breastfeeding. Do not drink on an empty stomach.
Many breastfeeding mums choose to stop drinking alcohol however occasional light drinking while breastfeeding has not been shown to have any adverse effects on babies. This will ensure that a full two hours has passed before the baby needs to be fed again. It takes about two hours for alcohol. While only a small percentage reaches your baby babies metabolize alcohol more slowly than adults.
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The generally recommendation is to wait 2 hours after every alcoholic drink before breastfeeding again but that s. If you have too much to drink and become intoxicated don t nurse your baby until you re sober. If you are drinking this beer when breastfeeding you should consider drinking it when not breastfeeding and at least 2 hours before you can breastfeed or pump. Planning ahead is key.Drinking some alcohol while breastfeeding may have an impact on your baby s sleep and milk. Pharmacist thomas hale author of medications mothers milk confirms that modern beer will not help increase your milk supply but an occasional drink is unlikely to be a problem. The old suggestions that beer enhances milk production are simply wrong.
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