Drinking while breastfeeding is a tricky and touchy subject. The bottom line is that alcohol does enter the breastmilk. It is up to you to choose whether or not you will have no drink, one drink, or ten drinks.
Instructions
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If you are going to have a drink with dinner: Sip--don't guzzle. Enjoy your glass of wine (one serving equals five ounces) or your beer. Remember, women lose between 300-500 calories a day breastfeeding. Do you want to gain those calories back?
2If you have a party to go to and want to feel like you are socializing, and "having a few," enjoy one drink. Then, keep refilling your cup with ice cold water. Add a stirring straw and lime!
3If you want to get drunk, rethink it. If you are exclusively breastfeeding, make sure there is a trustworthy person around to watch your baby. Make sure you have stored breastmilk in the freezer and ask yourself if your baby will even drink from a bottle. How much are you planning on drinking? "Pumping and dumping" does not get rid of the breastmilk with alcohol in it. All it does is help you get rid of milk from your breasts so that more can come in. Remember, depending on how much you drink (see chart in Resources below), you might have to pump and dump again.
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