Pump and Dump????

[heidi_timms]

Hi All,

I am finally having a ladies night out with my girlfriends for a friend's bachelorette party. We are going out dancing and I will be having a few drinks as well. After not drinking for 11 months, I think that it's well deserved! DH is well stocked with frozen EBM so I can get away. How long/how many times do I need to pump and dump to get rid of the alcoholic milk so my DD doesn't drink any?

Thank you!

~Heidi
Mom to Kailey Ashlin
4/27/03

[egoldber]

Here's some info from breastfeeding.com:

"According to Dr. Lawrence’s text, "when a nursing mother does have a drink or two she should avoid breastfeeding for at least 2 hours. Pumping and discarding milk does not hasten the removal from the milk because the level in the milk matches that in the plasma at the time of the feeding." "

So the short answer seems to be if you are no longer tipsy, then your baby shouldn't get tipsy either. :) Have a good time!

HTH.