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Pumping after alcohol

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HB28 · 15/02/2025 03:48

My baby is 3 and a half weeks old. Between 19:30 and 21:00 I had half a pint of beer and a glass of prosecco. When I got home I fed the baby milk I expressed before I drank. At around 23:15 / 23:30 I pumped (mainly for comfort). Is this milk okay to feed to the baby or should I dump it.

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lnks · 15/02/2025 03:51

I wouldn’t give it too your baby. I’m pretty sure it will still contain alcohol.

24CRZZNKKA · 15/02/2025 04:01

You'll be fine to feed it OP, the volume of alcohol passed through to breast milk is absolutely tiny. Think along the lines of a shot of alcohol in a swimming pool.

The risk of alcohol when bf is more to do with the risk of you being intoxicated when feeding eg, falling asleep, holding baby while drunk etc

Perseimmion · 15/02/2025 04:03

24CRZZNKKA · 15/02/2025 04:01

You'll be fine to feed it OP, the volume of alcohol passed through to breast milk is absolutely tiny. Think along the lines of a shot of alcohol in a swimming pool.

The risk of alcohol when bf is more to do with the risk of you being intoxicated when feeding eg, falling asleep, holding baby while drunk etc

This is correct advice.

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NattyBeaker · 15/02/2025 08:29

I'd still feed the baby but I wouldn't store the milk if I'd pumped it.

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