How Much Alcohol Can I Have While Breastfeeding? Should I Dump My Milk?
How Much Alcohol Can I Have While Breastfeeding? Should I Dump My Milk?A reader asks: “I am breastfeeding. I have a now 2-month-old baby and have not had a drink since I found out I was pregnant. I would like to go out and have a couple of drinks and I would pump after and then again the next morning and discard. If I am sitting at home and decide to have a drink is it OK to nurse while I have that first drink or does it get into your breast milk that fast? Also, if you have a weaker drink like a malt drink or a low-proof alcohol drink then is it OK to breastfeed without pumping?”Answer: I answer some of these questions in an article on alcohol and nursing here, but let me address some of your concerns more specifically. It takes about half an hour before the alcohol starts to get into your milk, so while you are having a drink at home or just before would probably be safe if you have eaten something recently
