Possibly a little OT, maybe not.  Possibly my biggest concern with alcohol
consumption while breastfeeding is not necessarily breastfeeding, it's child
safety.  If a parent is drinking sufficient alcohol to be impaired, there'd
better be someone handy to care for the baby.

Mary Wagner-Davis
Roseville, CA


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>
> Date:    Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:04:57 -0500
> From:    David Sulman and Anne Altshuler <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Alcohol Consumption in Breastfeeding
>
> --- On Tue, 10/27/09, Katie Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hello!  I am an RN and lactation consultant intern (with Jaye Simpson
> in Sacramento, CA) and we have been discussing alcohol consumption
> and breastmilk.  Using PubMed I have found quite a few studies on the
> effects (long and short term) of breastfeeding and consuming alcohol,
> but have found nothing on the amount of alcohol one has to consume
> before it is detectable in breastmilk.  The best study I have found
> so far is one discussing the impact of drinking on lactation and the
> infants mental development and the finding that most women are
> drinking above their recommended national guidelines.  To review this
> study, see Breastfeed Rev. 2008 Mar;16(1):17-24 or search PubMed
> using author Giglia RC and Binns CW.
> My question is, has anyone come across any similar studies, or done
> any research of their own?  We are looking specifically at the amount
> of alcohol it takes to actually become detectable in breastmilk and
> the advice one should given to lactating moms.  Any advice or help
> would be appreciated!  Thanks, Katie Williams, RN, BSN, LC Intern
>
>
>

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