Some moms have been waiting through pregnancy to imbibe, or they are  
planning to attend an event where they anticipate that they will be drinking  
some amount of alcohol. How many moms have thought that they should stop  
breastfeeding/wean just because of these infrequent occasions? Too  many.
 
I'm not sure that a lab value measurement of alcohol is necessary  in most 
instances/situations.
 
Re Alcohol intake/use: How about telling expectant and  new moms this:
 
"If you are "tispy", your breastmilk is tipsy, don't breastfeed  during 
that time, wait till you sober-up, the milk in your breast will  sober-up also, 
.....if you are *drunk* your breastmilk is drunk also, you may  need help 
to pump and dump if your breast are full/uncomfortable, ...a  sober 
care-taker should feed the baby sober milk that you pumped  previously"
 
 
Debbie Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC
Fairfax County, Virginia  suburbs outside the Washington DC  beltway

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