drinking I never drank while I was nursing my son because I was always scared he would get it in his…

I'm of the "safe to drive, safe to nurse" mind because alcohol leaves your breastmilk just like it leaves your bloodstream, with time. No need to pump and dump. With that said, the general rule of waiting one hour per drink would suffice.

I ep. A drink would probably be ok. As how they put it, it is safe to drink if it is safe to drive. For me, i would wait 2hrs after the drink to pump. There is no need to pump and dump, it is such a waste of our liquid gold. ?

Drink up! Lol how else do you survive 3 kids that young? I've been given looks for nursing while drinking but it's the best time to do it. Oh well! I know it's safe so that's all that matters.

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Thanks ladies, I think next time I get out of the house I'll get some wine

Now I need advice on good wine, I've never had it before so I have no idea what I would get.

Haha. I am not really a wine drinker. However there is only 1 type of wine that i like, not really sure but i think its called Ice Wine? It is the thinnest bottle of wine and only holds the volume of a can of Coke... Sorry not much help here as i dont buy wine by myself ☺️

Definitely ok to have a drink! Although if you don't normally drink wine and never have you might want to go with something you know you like. Or make a sangria. It would be awful to have a drink to relax only to not like it!

I'm very liberal with it. Good to drive good to nurse. Enjoy mama!

I also follow safe to drive, safe to nurse. I would have a drink while you're pumping and then it'll be a couple hours before the next time you pump!

I've also seen alcohol test strips for bm at target but I think they're pretty expensive.

Don't buy the strips! They are worthless. Here's the best thing that put it in perspective: the legal limit for driving is .08%. At that point, your breastmilk is .08% alcohol. Orange juice is .08% alcohol too. That's nothing. At .08%, especially for someone who doesn't drink much, you'll be feeling drunk. Not buzzed but drunk. So drink up and don't feel the least bit of guilt!

And I agree: drink whatever sounds good and you enjoy! If you don't drink wine normally, you probably won't like it. Some white dessert wines or a sparkling Muscat are good starting points though.

I don't like much wine but a few that I like are Barefoot Moscato (it's great cold!) and Yellowtail Merlot. I'm a cheap wino haha as those are each less than $12.

I do the two hour rule! My son was unpredictable with feedings so it was hard to ever squeeze in a drink! But sometimes it was nice to put him to bed & catch up on some tv with a drink! I learned to really appreciate the taste of alcohol lol!

Oh I never bought them, thankfully! Thanks for the info September!

I stay away from the super super cheap wine. I found a bottle at a liquor store called Malvasia (or something like that?) when I was like 21 and it's been my favorite wine ever since!

I've never worried about drinking and nursing. Like September said the amount of alcohol in breastmilk is negligible. I'm a wine drinker. Sometimes it's the only thing I have to look forward to after a long day with the kids!

Drink! I love a good microbrew beer WHILE I'm nursing. Seriously. By the time it affects my breastmilk, baby is done nursing and I have my 1-2 hour window built in! I never overindulge - just one beer here and there.

My husband has a number of pictures of me with beer in one hand baby in the other. He thinks he's sooooo funny :P

I don't drink or pump and I can't remember if dr Sears or someone else said it but I've always heard any amount of alcohol is too much for baby. I'd say so what feels right, you're the mama!:)