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From: "Melissa" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 2:38 PM
Subject: [LACTNET] alcohol and BF

**Hi Melissa,

The presenter made the sweeping statement that mothers should *never* ingest 
alcohol and breastfeed.  I was a bit upset to say the least, but was not in 
the mood to challenge her, esp. since I had nothing to cite at that moment. 
Even now, I'm not sure what I would say,

**Did the presenter know about the clearance of alcohol from blood and how 
that is the same in milk...?
Was the statement about the alcohol coming in the milk (and through that 
route in the infant) or about mothers ingesting alcohol and not behaving 
responsibly...?
The first can be explained as in my first line (don't feed within two hours 
after drinking a standard glass), the second should not only go for 
breastfeeding mothers, but for mothers in general.
I know what you mean by not having a quote at hand... That has frustrated me 
so often! When you the statement is not right, you would like to make a 
'presenter sweeping' statement yourself. ;o))

Kindly,

Marianne Vanderveen, Netherlands

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