Wine and breastfeeding? ITS FRIDAY

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Every time i have a glass of wine and breastfeed, i frantically google how many glasses are alright to have and still breastfeed... Even after reading that such a tiny tiny amount gets into breast milk, i still only have one xx doesnt touch the sides haha. How many glasses of wine do you have and breastfeed, my DD is 3.5 months old xxx

I was super paranoid about it for the first year or so but then when weaning him off became a battle, I relaxed and let myself enjoy a few glasses. It'll be fine OP.

She took the baby into bed to nurse him and fell asleep as a lot of people do (me included) they themselves blame having had a drink for not being as aware as they’d have usually been with him in bed.

How dare you call me stupid? You think your right to have bants about breastfeeding and drinking means I can’t mention the more serious side. Our family was devastated by this, I’ll never forget the horror in my brothers voice when he broke the news to us. I don’t see why you’d choose to do anything which would hinder your ability to care for a tiny baby.

You’re saying it’s his fault when it was clearly not

Oh for godsake one glass of wine isn't going to make me fall asleep while feeding tonight! I've had one tonight and I can barely feel a thing.
I'm very sorry for your family but you're acting like she's black out drunk feeding her kid, we're allowed to relax and do something grown up like have a bloody glass of wine on a Friday night!

Bertram hopefully your dbro understands that all of his family, including you, were right when you all told him that one quick drink would absolutely not have caused that tragedy. Obviously that's what you all did.

BertramKibbler im so sorry for such tradegy, so sad xxx

On a last note, i do not co sleep as i worry too much about it anyway! Even without having a glass of red. Plus she is a wriggler.

Okay... Have to get my 5 year old to sleep! Been too busy looking at these replies!! Top mum this eve xxx

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Drinking alcohol & breastfeeding fine.
Drinking and co sleeping obvs not.

I've always been very laissez faire about drinking & bf, if you do some research you'll realise the amount that goes in your milk is teeny tiny, like REALLY teeny tiny.

Two kids, both fine.

Go for it and do not stress.

Co-sleeping or any feeding in bed is dangerous after alcohol. Breastfeeding in general is not.

Bertram if you're trying to raise awareness of this (which is fair) you'd do much better by stating this in the first place rather than hinting and sighing and judging about alcohol in general when that isn't the issue at hand.

Sorry for your (and your family's) loss.

How utterly heartbreaking @BertramKibbler I can't even imagine how a parent would recover from that. It was a lighthearted thread though about how much is acceptable to drink and breastfeed. I'm sure the OP knows that having a baby in bed after drinking is a recipe for disaster.

You need to be 4 times over the drink drive limit before there is any effect on the baby, so a couple of small or medium glasses is of absolutely no risk when breastfeeding. Obviously there are different recommendations for co sleeping, but that's irrelevant to what the op asked. Enjoy the wine, breastfeeding is tough enough without making yourself feel guilty for nothing!