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Original poster

B/f 9 day old dd and fancy a glass of wine this evening...

22 replies

megcleary · 16/02/2011 16:07

Yay or nay?

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ShowOfHands · 16/02/2011 16:10

I'm teetotal so never relevant for me but I think they say there's no reason why a small glass of wine would cause significant problems.

MegBusset · 16/02/2011 16:10

Yay, one or two small glasses will be fine :)

sancerrre · 16/02/2011 16:13

I have a glass every evening. Has important antioxidants in it.

Ciske · 16/02/2011 16:19

There's an old wisdom in my (Dutch) family that says brown ale is good for BFing. I'm sure it translates to wine, or at least so I kept telling myself when DD was young. Grin

Bumperlicious · 16/02/2011 16:20

The only thing that stopped me at this age was knowing that I had to be up feeding at night & being a bit of a light weight. But if that doesn't bother you then yay.

japhrimel · 16/02/2011 16:38

Maybe make it a small spritzer...my tolerance for alcohol has gone down so much a full glass of wine makes me tipsy! Grin

BristolJim · 16/02/2011 16:47

Grapes right? One of your five a day? You'd almost be harming your baby by not having a little snifter...

CointreauVersial · 16/02/2011 16:48

Yay. One small glass.

Ghostie · 16/02/2011 18:27

Hasn't done my bub any harm!

CamperFan · 16/02/2011 19:32

I have a glass every evening too. A small one. Here, join me Wine

Abr1de · 16/02/2011 19:33

Of course. WHy not?

sanam2010 · 16/02/2011 19:35

Yay. Whatever makes u happy. Be careful about dehydration but small glass won't hurt..

Abr1de · 16/02/2011 20:08

Dehydration??

bringbackaqualibra · 16/02/2011 20:20

Yay. Just drink a big glass of water with it - as alcohol dehydrates you and you need maximum fluids for BF!

Original poster
megcleary · 16/02/2011 21:25

Wine just a small one Smile

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onehitwonder · 16/02/2011 21:27

big fat yes from me

SpringHeeledJack · 16/02/2011 21:28

dooooo iiiiiiiit

Dr S. H. Jack

BMA

bonkers20 · 17/02/2011 22:21

Go for it! Have it just after you've fed the baby and enjoy it. Alcohol does reach the breastmilk in the same quantities as blood so the baby will get a bit, but one glass will be a tiny amount.
The biggest danger of drinking with a newborn is that you can't care for the baby, but that would have to be quite a bit of drink!
If you've not drunk for a while then I'd advise you to only have a small glass and see how you get on. It might just make you really, really sleepy and if you're co-sleeping this could be a problem.

MrsGangly · 18/02/2011 10:17

Breastfeeding Network leaflet on Alcohol

www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/pdfs/Alcohol_and_Breastfeeding_March_2009.pdf

"The effect of maternal consumption of alcohol is insignificant except at high or regular consumption levels."

Bit early to be enjoying wine now but you can do it with a clear conscience later on.

Wine
LeninGrad · 18/02/2011 10:18

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Alibabaandthe40nappies · 18/02/2011 10:20

Yay, definitely.

The only thing to be aware of, is that you may find it slows your letdown slightly.

Toplistmaker · 18/02/2011 21:22

Yay for sure, enjoy!

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