Spencer says,
 
 
I<<n any case, the net result of my calculations was that in  order for the 
baby to get enough alcohol via the breastmilk to raise  his/her blood 
alcohol to lethal levels, s/he would have to consume, in a  relatively 
short period of time, 156 oz of breastmilk (or thereabouts - I  know it 
was over 150 oz).  In other words, over the space of a few  hours, the 
baby would have to consume about *6 days* worth of breastmilk  (avg 
intake 25 oz/day).>>

And what everyone seems to conveniently forget is that the MER is so  
impaired by the alcohol, that the amount of breastmilk the baby can get is  
minimal!!  That's why using IV alcohol to stop preterm labor, as well as  sending 
moms home drinking screwdrivers was so effective back in the day --  which 
now that I'm the age I am, "back in the day" doesn't seem all that long  ago.
 
Someone needs to help the people who are prosecuting these moms for  
breastfeeding while drunk understand the mechanics of the physiology behind  
alcohol and oxytocin.
 
I agree -- parenting while drunk is a whole lot different than blaming the  
breastmilk.
 
Well -- off to church!  God bless us everyone!
 

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA
Wheaton  IL
_www.lactationeducation.com_ (http://www.lactationeducation.com/)  

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