Ok, so my ds2 is 18 days old, and I'm currently bfeeding him. What I'm wondering about is how to express enough milk to last Xmas Day...?
So I have 17 days to get a supply of expressed milk - can anyone let me know how to achieve this? When is the best time to express? How often should I express without worrying about supply increasing too much? Once a day?
Another question - I have been told by tge midwife and have also read online that alcohol is not "stored" in breast milk, ie the levels in breast milk follow the same rules as if we were driving - in other words a small glass of wine is fine, and would be out of the milk an hour or so after drinking.
But what I'm confused about is they say you can have some wine a couple of times a week, but WHY can't we have a small glass, wait two hours, feed baby, have another small glass, wait two hours, feed baby, then have another small glass? That way there would be no alcohol getting to the baby, but I could have wine on Xmas Day without expressing? I'm maybe missing something obvious.
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vmcd28 · 07/12/2010 11:27
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