Gosh, if she's having wine every night and has consumed 3/4 of a bottle over 
5 days she's not having much every night! I can't see a problem.
Karleen Gribble
Australia
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Subject: Wine and breastfeeding a 6 month old.


>I have permission to post. Got a phone call this afternoon from an old 
>friend who has recently moved upstate to live close to her son and his wife 
>and take over babysitting their 6 month old.? Mom has returned to work and 
>is pumping and when she runs out she will give formula.?
> My friend called to inquire about a concern she found in the home. That 
> her daughter in law is having wine after work each evening. She says the 
> bottle which is "larger than a regular size bottle of wine" is over the 
> course of 5 days down about 3/4.? She is concerned about the breastmilk 
> passing the alcohol to the baby and causing the baby harm.
> My concerns was how much did Mom consume each time she drank. I also told 
> her that sometime ago when I was breastfeeding people thought a glass of 
> wine or beer in evening would help baby "sleep better" and might even help 
> Mom increase her supply by "relaxing her".? Grandma is concerned that she 
> may cause this baby to be "addicted".? I told her that if addiction and 
> alcoholism run in family it's more genetic.? She approached her son who 
> defended his wife and felt that it was not harmful...needless to say this 
> is a rocky start to someone who moved herself 500 plus miles away from 
> everyone she knows to be closer to her son and help establish a 
> relationship with his new family.
> She is heartsick and would like the opinion of my fellow LactNetters as to 
> how she should approach this.
> I told her there are many variables to this and she would like some 
> different opinions to help her.
> So please share your thoughts in email to me [log in to unmask]
> Leanne Jewell RN-BC, IBCLC, LCCE,FACCE
> S Florida
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