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Advice re breastfeeding after night out

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mrsnobby · 19/08/2013 22:40

I am so excited about going to a friend's wedding next weekend & fully intend to have a few drinks whilst my 17 week old dd spends the afternoon / eve with my mil. She is bf but has ff/ ebm for dream feed & sleeps through. I will have to take pump with me to the wedding to "relieve myself" as it were, but will I be ok to bf the next morning?
Thanks for your advice

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CelticPromise · 19/08/2013 22:43

You'll be fine as long as you're not necking spirits by the pint, if you can drive you can bf. Have fun Smile

dashoflime · 19/08/2013 22:52

How many drinks is a few?
The breastfeeding counselor I saw reckoned BF after 1 or 2 drinks is OK
I would be happy to BF the next morning after a couple of drinks if it really was just a couple.
If I'd been falling over drunk I'd leave it late the next afternoon.

maja00 · 19/08/2013 22:55

Very, very little alcohol gets into the milk - it's the same as in your blood.

Alcohol leaves your system at the rate of about a unit an hour.

Personally, I would have 4 or 5 drinks, sleep 8 hours and then feed without worrying. I would also have a couple of drinks and feed straight away though.

mrsnobby · 20/08/2013 19:54

Thank you
I am probably such a lightweight at the moment a couple of drinks will be all I can manage!

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