Dear Friends:
 
Alcohol guidelines for a lactating mother seem to me to be value based,  
rather than evidence based.
 
There is only one case report where a baby showed untoward effects  from 
maternal alcohol ingestion: that is Binkiewicz et al (J Peds Vol 93 Number  6, 
December 1, 1978). The baby presented with symptoms of Cushing Syndrome; the  
mother was drinking "at least 50 12-ounce cans of beer a week plus generous  
amounts of other more concentrated alcoholic drinks". The symptoms went away  when 
the mother stopped the alcohol.
 
Ruth Little MD was unable to replicate her results showing that a  drink a 
day had a 1-point difference on one of the Bayley scales. Her first  study went 
up to 12 month old babies; her second went out to 18 months.
 
Is there any evidence from anywhere in the world that shows a link between  
maternal alcohol ingestion and infant symptoms?
 
warmly,
 
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral  therapy practitioner
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