I thought Judy said na beer...and I took that to mean non-alcoholic beer....

At 08:43 AM 08/29/2002 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi Judy
>Please change your advice re beer/alcohol helping a dwindling
>supply.  Julie Mennella is a researcher who has published several papers on
>the effect of alcohol on lactation.  Her findings are that oxytocin
>release, necessary for the milk-ejection reflex to function is inhibited,
>or at least partially inhibited, after 2 standard drinks of alcohol and
>that milk volume is reduced by about 23% after one standard drink of alcohol.
>
>The effects on the baby have also been researched and published though the
>results aren't so clear and can be contradictory.  Due to liver immaturity,
>infants detoxify alcohol at about half the rate of adults until they are at
>least 3 months old. Alcohol exposure to a younger baby can be far more
>detrimental than to an older infant.  1 standard drink per day has been
>associated with a decrease in psychomotor development.  Binge drinking (5
>standard drinks) weekly has the same effect.  1 standard drink results in
>the infant suckling more but getting less milk and becoming mildly sedated.
>
>You'll find the references to the above in an article I wrote and is
>published on my website at http://www.health-e-learning.com .  Look under
>the section called Research Papers and the paper it is in is "Social drugs
>and breastfeeding.  Handling an issue that isn't black and white."
>
>As to suggestions that will help your mother ... gentle breast massage
>before pumping, breast compression during both pumping and
>breastfeeding.  Then I'd be exploring the psychosocial issues a bit more
>thoroughly ... if nothing else has changed this sudden drop does seem unusual.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Denise
>
>Denise Fisher
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>http://www.health-e-learning.com
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