I’m going out for the first time since I had my baby, and I still breastfeed. I was planning on having 1-2 drinks. Should I pump and dump after?
If you’re going to pump & dump might as well pump and save it for a milk bath or something instead of wasting it.
Just wait a few hours after drinking before feeding your baby
Or, maybe don’t drink while breastfeeding
Target sells test strips. For the few times I drank while feeding it was great to pump and check if it was safe or if I needed to dump.
No. Lactation just told me that’s no necessary and that if I am okay to drive I’m okay to nurse. So after you’ve drank but sobered enough to safely drive.
My doctor told me - if you’re okay to drive you’re okay to breastfeed. 1-2 drinks (small ones) should be okay. It’s based on you and how you process alcohol. I personally couldn’t drink while breastfeeding. One drink would have me more than tipsy. So I ended up pumping and dumping that time and didn’t drink anything til I weaned my son.
Nah if it’s only 1-2 drinks you’re good
Personally i wouldn’t
Pumping and dumping does not work
Pumping and dumping doesn’t work. I had my lactation consultant tell me if I’m okay to drive it’s okay to breastfeed.
No need to pump and dump. Just pump right before you go out. If you feel drunk you can always wait to sober to pump or pump and save for milk bath, lotion, etc. Don’t dump the liquid gold!
Absolutely do NOT have to pump and dump that is false information. If you have a drink or 2 you can still breastfeed.i wouldnt after like 3 or 4
No don’t dump, the amount is minute that will reach the milk
Yes, is u have some in reserve. It goes straight to the breast milk. Wait to feed till tomorrow
Pump before u go out
Yes, pump and dump for sure.
If you’re worried, pump immediately before you drink and then wait a while before you pump/ nurse.
No!! It is not necessary if you are only having 1 or 2. If you are falling down/dropping things drunk then yes, but you would t be caring for your child then anyways…or so I hope
Not unless you want to
Back in the day, the 50’s and 60’s, doctors recommended that nursing mothers drink 1 beer a day or 1 glass of wine to help with milk production. So no, I wouldn’t worry about dumping after 1 or drinks.
No need to dump! All good
So pumping and dumping doesn’t actually work…alcohol doesn’t get in your breast milk and then magically disappear after pumping. Alcohol is in your blood content. You have to wait the amount of time needed to get rid of it. One beer, one hour and so on. No matter how much you pump and dump there will still be alcohol in your milk until the time for it to leave your body has been completed.
I used a milk test strip had one maybe 2 drinks tops and it barely regiatered as having any in it. My dr said to drink one moderate (not huge) glass of red wine per day to help with feedings.
If you pump and do pitcher method you can add the “after drinks” milk to other milk and it’ll dilute it.
I would but if u do extra before going out then no
Never dump! It can be used for bath or other purposes
There is such minimal alcohol in milk. The rule of thumb is if you can drive, you can nurse. And not nursing if you can’t drive isn’t because of the amount of alcohol in your milk but rather the increased chance of dropping the baby or falling with the baby.
I have had to pump and dump because my boobs were going to burst; but the alcohol breast milk testers strips were a great double check vs 1 drink an hour. Lots of drinks can get up there pretty high in alcohol content and be more than the actual serving size.
Pump or feed your baby before you go out. You don’t need to pump unless you feel uncomftarble. Alcohol leaves your milk, by the time it leaves your blood so it is not necessary to dump it out. If you want to you can buy the test strips at target
I didnt. I would pump before drinking, and if i pumped while i still had alcohol in my system, i would mix it with the prepumped milk.
Defibately pump right before you go out. But you can buy strips to test your milk. But your body is surprisingly more adept to metabolizing out the alcohol than most people realize. And if you aren’t a big milk producer it would suck to waste it unnecessarily