Hi All,

 

I recently attended a conference in my hometown where a very well known
speaker made the following comment:  The subject of alcohol came up.  His
comment was that while mom may be drinking 14% (or whatever percent her
alcoholic drink of choice may have) that is NOT what the baby is drinking.
Even if mom is legally drunk - .08% alcohol content - that .08% is what the
baby is drinking.  The baby's body then processes that amount down even
more.  His comment then was that, unless mother is so drunk she cannot hold
or care for the baby, she might as well breastfeed because the baby is not
going to get enough alcohol to be affected.  He did add a qualifier stating
that there would probably be many who would be shocked at this idea.I admit,
at first I was - but then started really thinking about the numbers.and
realized that it really did make sense.

 

So - What say you all?  

 

If this information is correct and makes sense then we can simply tell moms
that this little 'test' is totally unnecessary - they are testing for
alcohol in breastmilk - with that are they being given the percentage of
alcohol in the breastmilk with this test AND more importantly - is there any
information on how the baby's body will process that amount?

 

Thinking out loud today.

 

Warmly,

Jaye


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