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In a message dated 2/4/2005 11:59:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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He also notes decreased milk consumption by babies following maternal
alcohol ingestion and decreased MER if alcohol ingestion is higher than one drink.
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Dear Colleagues:
Hale got this information from the Menella study, of 12 babies. 11 took
less milk in the feed after the mother ingested alcohol, 1 baby took more
milk. We know that the there is no standard amount that a baby takes in a feed,
and that babies self-regulate, so that if less is ingested in one feed, then
the baby will make it up in subsequent feeds.
A study with a sample of 12 babies in it can not be taken as
statistically significant.
And what are we preventing? A baby won't get drunk if it nurses after a
mother has ingested alcohol. Long term effects on a baby whose nursing mother
drinks moderately have never been proven; in fact, Ruth Little (Pediatrics
2002; 109(5)) was "unable to replicate the earlier motor skills deficit (which
was 1 point) associated with lactation alcohol use" in mothers who ingested
alcohol (1 drink every day).
If mothers get the message that they can't bf after they drink, many
will opt to give human milk substitutes or quit bf. Many mothers are ready to
enjoy some alcohol after an abstemious pregnancy. What harm are we preventing
by this caution?
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
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