mulled wine and BF - feel guilty

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I have had a few glasses of mulled wine this evening and am cluster feeding DD, but she seems a little more lively than usual. Have I spiked her milk?!

Hi,

I was under the impression that alcohol doesn't accumulate in breast milk and that the levels in the milk are normally a little lower than what's in your blood stream, so I think it would take a serious amount of booze over a short period of time to really get in to the milk.
I've had the odd glass of wine (tis the season!) but too sleepy really to enjoy it!

If anything I would have thought that if your LO was getting any alcohol It would make her sleepy rather than lively?

Please someone correct me if I'm wrong though!

I thought the same as sleepy but am no expert. Most people warm mulled wine a bit too much and some alcohol burns off anyway, so hope you did that! Sounds yummy, I wouldn't worry if you're not doing it everyday :)

I wouldn't worry too much - as long as you're not drinking 18 cups of strong mulled wine every day!!

Thanks, no, it was just two small glasses and she's happily sleeping now. Phew!

Really don't worry about 2 small glasses, glad you had a nice evening