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

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Yay or nay?

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Yay. One small glass.

Hasn't done my bub any harm!

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

Of course. WHy not?

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

Dehydration??

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

just a small one

big fat yes from me

dooooo iiiiiiiit

Dr S. H. Jack

BMA

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.

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.

Yay, definitely.

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

Yay for sure, enjoy!