Yes. After nine months sober, I was ready for a drink or five. Are you pumping? I never had any trouble pumping or getting M to take a bottle, so he got pumped milk whenever I had more than a beer with dinner.
I pumped for two weeks, and now I am just breastfeeding. Although last night we did give him just one ounce via a bottle. DH would love to be able to do one feeding a day, so I think I am going to start pumping again here soon (probably only once a day for now).
perfect pump then enjoy your wine in peace while DH feeds him it'll be all good by the next feeding unless you drink a lot or he's eating more often than every 2 hours. Win-Win!
Yes. I have never been a heavy drinker though, so 1-2 glasses was perfectly fine/normal for me anyway. I also followed the driving/nursing rule. I've also heard that caffeine is more likely to transfer to the baby than alcohol, and kept to half-caff while nursing like I did when I was pregnant; that sucked more.
When I am with my ils I sometimes drink and nurse at the same time. I'm classy like that.
lol, I would have really enjoyed doing this. Not around my ILs, because they wouldn't be shocked. I did post on FB one time about some wine I was drinking, and this one girl was all "whoa whoa whoa, be careful if you are nursing!" I told her I asked Joanna what vintage she preferred before I got started.
I have definitely got some judgy looks and comments while breastfeeding and drinking. Some people seem to think my boob turns into a beer tap the minute alcohol touches my lips.
Post by amandakisser on Nov 8, 2013 10:20:26 GMT -5
the hospital where I delivered had a special dinner called a "Stork Dinner" where they'd wheel in a table with filet mignon, caesar salad, baked potatoes, dessert...and wine. I drank that glass of wine like it was the last wine on earth. I nursed my day-old baby that night. I felt ZERO regret!
Post by scribellesam on Nov 8, 2013 10:51:29 GMT -5
It made DH uncomfortable so when I drank, I nursed DS right before so the alcohol would be out of my system before I had to nurse again. If I was tipsy, DS got a bottle from my stash. Generally I think it's fine to have one glass or so and nurse.
I was probably more liberal with it than most. I know other people are pretty strict about not drinking and nursing. I kept it in control but I never hesitated to have a drink (or two with a meal) and then nurse either boy.
Same here. There's no way I could have survived the first four months without alcohol.
the hospital where I delivered had a special dinner called a "Stork Dinner" where they'd wheel in a table with filet mignon, caesar salad, baked potatoes, dessert...and wine. I drank that glass of wine like it was the last wine on earth. I nursed my day-old baby that night. I felt ZERO regret!
That sounds amazing! After I delivered they gave me a dry turkey sandwich and fruit punch.
Post by gretchenindisguise on Nov 8, 2013 12:01:43 GMT -5
Yes.
I was a lightweight, so I didn't drink much though. I would typically have a glass right after I fed her and if I was feeling crazy - I'd have a second if I had enough time to stop being tipsy before I had to nurse again.
Hard apple cider did more for my supply then guiness ever did.
god yes. After nine months without and having my life turned upside down by this crying thing and the terrible pain of breastfeeding.. I needed alcohol.
I have 2ish glasses of wine almost every night after the baby (6 mos) goes to bed. I typically feed him at 3am, so I guess I am following the two hours per drink rule consistently. Excellent.
I would love to read that study mentioned above. Sometimes I feel guilty about it and would like to have The Science back me up.
I was a lightweight, so I didn't drink much though. I would typically have a glass right after I fed her and if I was feeling crazy - I'd have a second if I had enough time to stop being tipsy before I had to nurse again.
Hard apple cider did more for my supply then guiness ever did.
Hard cider and Guinness helped your supply? This is awesome news.
I was a lightweight, so I didn't drink much though. I would typically have a glass right after I fed her and if I was feeling crazy - I'd have a second if I had enough time to stop being tipsy before I had to nurse again.
Hard apple cider did more for my supply then guiness ever did.
Hard cider and Guinness helped your supply? This is awesome news.
yep. brewers' yeast or its equivalent in ales typically helps increase supply. Have you discovered lactation cookies yet? so yummy.
I was a lightweight, so I didn't drink much though. I would typically have a glass right after I fed her and if I was feeling crazy - I'd have a second if I had enough time to stop being tipsy before I had to nurse again.
Hard apple cider did more for my supply then guiness ever did.
Hard cider and Guinness helped your supply? This is awesome news.
Guiness is typically the one suggested by people because it's a dark beer. It helped a bit. But hard cider helped incredibly. I was all "where the fuck is this milk coming from?!" after I had some with zoidberg and then I put two and two together and drank it at night until I stopped breastfeeding. (oatmeal and apple juice for breakfast also helped - but I swear hard cider was the single best thing).
Post by daisybuchannan on Nov 8, 2013 13:51:22 GMT -5
my limit to nurse was 2 drinks. The lactation consultant and dr supported that.
I also had an oversupply for almost 6 months, so I had a lot of frozen milk that he could have a bottle if I had more than 2 drinks.
I enjoy having a few cocktails out to dinner (or hanging out in the evening on the weekends) so if I couldn't drink at ALL, it would have sucked big time. Especially since I nursed for almost 14 months.
Once your baby sleeps through, you'll have less anxiety about it though, because after the baby goes down you don't have to worry about nursing until the morning.
Post by daisybuchannan on Nov 8, 2013 13:55:46 GMT -5
I'll also add that I think most "guidelines" that seem common on the boards are more strict than people IRL.
Pretty much all of the pregnant women I know would enjoy a glass of wine while pregnant and not worry about it. I think that's enough for someone to call CPS here.
I'll also add that I think most "guidelines" that seem common on the boards are more strict than people IRL.
Pretty much all of the pregnant women I know would enjoy a glass of wine while pregnant and not worry about it. I think that's enough for someone to call CPS here.
lol, my experience is the opposite. People seem more relaxed with drinking on here than in real life.
It's quite possible that I'm just friends with a bunch of booze bags. Actually, I think it's fact.
I've also heard you say that dry weddings were a common thing where you live, and I'm sure people here would have seizures if they found out a wedding was dry, lol.
Not until the baby was around 4 months. And then it was like half a glass. I wasn't planning to not drink, initially it seemed every time I'd sit down with a glass of wine the baby would need me and then the wine was forgotten because I was so tired.
Then the few times I had more, still not feeling tipsy, I ended up with anxiety and constantly checking the baby was still sleeping so I decided it just wasn't worth it.
Now that she regularly sleeps from 7:30-1 I think I'll be more likely to drink a bit.
As a related side note, I wanted to add that I didn't really pump. With D, I pumped until he could latch at 3 weeks and then no pumping. With the girls I think I pumped once or twice. I did manually express milk a few times when they were teeny, tiny because I had the supply to simply squeeze some out. I hated pumping. It wasn't for me.