Re: Re: Breast feeding and alcohol

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I Would never drink anything and sleep alongside my baby!

Too true Trisha! (Why is it everyone has much more sensible answers

than me?- thinking out loud!)

Love

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Re: Breast feeding and alcohol

>

> > Does anyone have any views on how much alcohol (if any) it is safe

> to consume

> > when breastfeeding?>>>>>>

> >

> I am sure Sue H will pop up with a proper reference for this but

> my old tutor said have a glass of wine each night if it helps you

> relax because you will then be happy and if you are happy then you

> will be happier feeding........

>

> But from the cot death point of view you are recommended not to

> drink alcohol and have baby in bed with you.

>

> So really it depends on how much you drink and whether you sleep

> with baby, read the facts and consider the risk to

> you and you baby, in your own circumstances.

>

> Trisha

> SAHM to 3 boys

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[Guest guest]

I Would never drink anything and sleep alongside my baby!

Too true Trisha! (Why is it everyone has much more sensible answers

than me?- thinking out loud!)

Love

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-soapy-group

Re: Breast feeding and alcohol

>

> > Does anyone have any views on how much alcohol (if any) it is safe

> to consume

> > when breastfeeding?>>>>>>

> >

> I am sure Sue H will pop up with a proper reference for this but

> my old tutor said have a glass of wine each night if it helps you

> relax because you will then be happy and if you are happy then you

> will be happier feeding........

>

> But from the cot death point of view you are recommended not to

> drink alcohol and have baby in bed with you.

>

> So really it depends on how much you drink and whether you sleep

> with baby, read the facts and consider the risk to

> you and you baby, in your own circumstances.

>

> Trisha

> SAHM to 3 boys

>

>

> *** NCT enquiry line - 0 ***

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> Live chat http://www.yahoogroups.com/chat/nct-coffee

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> Have you found out about all the other groups for the NCT online?

>

>

[Guest guest]

I Would never drink anything and sleep alongside my baby!

Too true Trisha! (Why is it everyone has much more sensible answers

than me?- thinking out loud!)

Love

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-soapy-group

Re: Breast feeding and alcohol

>

> > Does anyone have any views on how much alcohol (if any) it is safe

> to consume

> > when breastfeeding?>>>>>>

> >

> I am sure Sue H will pop up with a proper reference for this but

> my old tutor said have a glass of wine each night if it helps you

> relax because you will then be happy and if you are happy then you

> will be happier feeding........

>

> But from the cot death point of view you are recommended not to

> drink alcohol and have baby in bed with you.

>

> So really it depends on how much you drink and whether you sleep

> with baby, read the facts and consider the risk to

> you and you baby, in your own circumstances.

>

> Trisha

> SAHM to 3 boys

>

>

> *** NCT enquiry line - 0 ***

>

> Live chat http://www.yahoogroups.com/chat/nct-coffee

>

> Have you found out about all the other groups for the NCT online?

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> > Does anyone have any views on how much alcohol (if any) it is safe

> to consume

> > when breastfeeding?

>

>

> We had this thread on the bfc egroup, I must say I was suprised myself

> to hear what Sue and had to say, having spouted the same old

> stuff about drinking only in moderation (whatever *that* means) for

> years in my classes...)

>

> If I have it right, and you can correct me and Sue, one unit

> of alcohol takes an hour to metabolise (so timing has an effect also)

> but in general only a very small percentage of the alcohol gets into

> the milk, so as long as you don't go on a wild bender, a couple of

> glasses of wine won't do you or the baby any harm.

(from memory yes Ruthie, I am sure this is what we said)

Oh blimey, I knew I should have packed my Hale in my suitcase instead of

bunging it in the stuff thats coming on the ship - but from memory the

damage alcohol does to babies via breastmilk is *dose related*. So yes you

can go on a bender and feed if you only ever do it once, and yes you can

have a glass or two of wine, but as long as you don't get drunk every single

day and feed at the same time.

The damage is drinking relatively large amounts every single day, like an

alcoholic would as that would mean the baby would get a certain amount on a

regular basis. Notwithstanding alcohol has a short peak, and if you can

avoid feeding with your fifth glass of wine in your hand you should be fine.

The rule I would use is as Sue said as a joke, but is actually rather true,

don't feed if you are paralytic, cos you are more likely to drop your baby,

and don't bedshare while drunk as it wrecks your spacial awareness and you

may roll on the baby unknowingly.

But if you enjoy a G&T when the sun has gone over the yard arm, then go for

it. Just don't get blindingly paralytic every night and feed your baby

while supping your fourth pint.

If you reawaken this thread in four or five weeks I will give you chapter

and verse (unless someone wants to search for the post I did on it a few

months ago, along with the illegal drugs one).

In fact once I did a home visit to a friend who was trying to latch her baby

on. She was in pain and extremely stressed. As the baby approached her she

tensed, pulled away and almost screamed. I asked her what she did to relax.

She said she had a large glass of red wine. Her husband was duly despatched

off to get a glass, a large one, and she supped that while latching the baby

on. It worked in that she was so busy juggling baby and glass that she

forgot to tense up, she latched him on beautifully and fed for the first

time without pain. Although not recommended at all, it was a turning point

for her in that it broke the cycle of poor latch causing pain, pain causing

fear, fear causing poor latch. Also the revelation that she could go back

to having her glass of wine in the evening (given up in pregnancy) lead to a

much more relaxed mum.

Sue

NCT Coffee group holder of Hale's Medication and Mothers Milk

NCT BFC

Akrotiri

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>The rule I would use is as Sue said as a joke, but is actually rather true,

>don't feed if you are paralytic, cos you are more likely to drop your baby,

>and don't bedshare while drunk as it wrecks your spacial awareness and you

>may roll on the baby unknowingly.

Am I right in thinking that it is illegal to be drunk in charge of a

child anyway? (Though how far the law impacts what we actually get up

to, I don't know!)

BTW Did anyone see the recent research on bedsharing, obesity and

infant death (sometimes I think there must be some organisation for

the prevention of bedsharing (sponsored by the makers of cots) who

keep doing this kind of work!)

But DH does roll on babies, and big babies roll on little babies.

I also feel (I don't *know*) that the age of the baby must be

relevant with drugs and alcohol - I wouldn't have been entirely

comfortable drinking champagne straight after the birth because I

wouldn't know my baby at that stage. Had a small amount a few weeks

later (which did seem to affect DS1 - I think he slept soomething

like 8pm to 9.30am, when I disturbed him, but not DS2 at the same

age) but generally stayed completely off (bearing in mind I have

trouble handling alcohol anyway, really knocks me out fast) for a few

months, but now that DS2 is 21 months I don't even think of myself as

a breastfeeding mother when I ponder whether or not to have a drink

(I do consider that if I have one before I put them to bed I'll

probably be too zonked to play any part in getting them there!)

--

jennifer@...

Vaudin

[Guest guest]

I don't even think of myself as

> a breastfeeding mother when I ponder whether or not to have a drink

Same here, I must say though that I have become more blase with each child

as well.

> (I do consider that if I have one before I put them to bed I'll

> probably be too zonked to play any part in getting them there!)

Yep, jolly good reason to get tanked up at teatime and hand all putting to

bed responsibilities to DH :-)

Lynda

SAHM to (8), (5), Fraser (3), Callum (15/5/00)

Newsletter editor, Mid-Northumberland Branch

Area Rep, Region 7

www.familygarland.co.uk

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You've described our house exactly!

Joyce

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From: Lynda Garland [sMTP:lrgarland@...]

> (I do consider that if I have one before I put them to bed I'll

> probably be too zonked to play any part in getting them there!)

Yep, jolly good reason to get tanked up at teatime and hand all putting to

bed responsibilities to DH :-)

Lynda