I have a 6 week old baby, and i had one glass of wine. Within how long can i nurse again?

Question

I have a 6 week old baby, and i had one glass of wine. Within how long can i nurse again?

Answer 1

Alcohol reaches it highest concentration in your milk 4 hours after you have drunk the wine, so make sure baby feeds way before that and you'll be fine.

Answer 2

iam glad your thinking of your baby. i just hope you didnt drink when pg. best if you want to nurse is to pump and save some milk for times like this.  

Answer 3

Hello.One glass won't hurt your baby,it may make her sleep better.I used this old trick for the babies I had that wouldn't sleep at night or were ill.You need to allow at least an hour for the wine to have any effect.

Answer 4

You can probably nurse her now!!! If you don't feel drunk, then your milk should be fine :-)

Answer 5

With one glass of wine you can nurse immediatley.  With 2 or more you need to wait.  I think it's 2 hrs for every unit.  At least that's what I do.

Answer 6

One to two real servings of alcohol and there is no need to wait to breastfeed.  (But remember that a serving of alcohol is 1oz hard liquor, 5oz of wine, or 12oz of beer)

http://www.kellymom.com/health/lifestyle...

Breastfeeding and Alcohol

By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC

Guidelines

    * Current research says that occasional use of alcohol (1-2 drinks) is not harmful to the nursing baby. The American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs classifies alcohol (ethanol) as a “Maternal Medication Usually Compatible With Breastfeeding.”

    * Many experts recommend against drinking more than 1-2 drinks per week.

    * It is recommended that nursing moms avoid breastfeeding during and for 2-3 hours after drinking (Hale 2002).

    * There is no need to pump & dump milk after drinking alcohol, other than for mom's comfort -- pumping & dumping does not speed the elimination of alcohol from the milk.

    * Alcohol does not increase milk production, and has been shown to inhibit let-down and decrease milk production (see below).

    * If you're away from your baby, try to pump as often as baby usually nurses (this is to maintain milk supply, not because of the alcohol). At the very least, pump or hand express whenever you feel uncomfortably full - this will help you to avoid plugged ducts and mastitis.

In general, if you are sober enough to drive, you are sober enough to breastfeed. Less than 2% of the alcohol consumed by the mother reaches her blood and milk. Alcohol peaks in mom's blood and milk approximately 1/2-1 hour after drinking (but there is considerable variation from person to person, depending upon how much food was eaten in the same time period, mom's body weight and percentage of body fat, etc.). Alcohol does not accumulate in breastmilk, but leaves the milk as it leaves the blood; so when your blood alcohol levels are back down, so are your milk alcohol levels.

Always keep in mind the baby's age when considering the effect of alcohol. A newborn has a very immature liver, so minute amounts of alcohol would be more of a burden. Up until around 3 months of age, infants detoxify alcohol at around half the rate of an adult. An older baby or toddler can metabolize the alcohol more quickly.

Answer 7

one glass shouldn't hurt her but you can always pump first then feed her  

Answer 8

NEVER! You can never nurse again... Boy! you screwed up.