Milk Screening

They also sell Bosom Buddies.......wonder if these would be useful?

Bosom Buddy

Oh, don't get me wrong! When I said I wasn't going to buy them, it was because I won't be drinking while breastfeeding lol

But on the subject of the one hour thing - I thought it was longer?

Yup, I also don't have anything to drink until Natalie's in bed for the night, but some advice I was given is that it's actually best to have a drink (if you are going to have one) WHILE breastfeeding, because the feed will be long over before the alcohol makes it's way into the milk. Personally, I'd play it safe and wait! (although i know my Mum drank occasionally during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and I figure I turned out ok)

blondy wrote: some advice I was given is that it's actually best to have a drink (if you are going to have one) WHILE breastfeeding, because the feed will be long over before the alcohol makes it's way into the milk.

 

That's what I was told too.  What I was told is it takes 30 mins for the alcohol to make it into the breastmilk and 3 hrs for 1 unit of alcohol to pass through your system completely.  I was told that by a medical engineer from F&P Healthcare and it makes sense to me.

I tend to agree with all of you when you say if someone's concerned enough to do screen their breastmilk then they're better off not drinking at all (or not breastfeeding if they're someone who drinks enough that they have to be concerned).

Haha I have a fantastic photo of me when the girls were about 2 months old. I have a pillow on my lap with both babies laying on top of it and me with a bottle of Montheiths in hand haha I look so white trash I love it!