At the risk of sounding ultra conservative, since when is alcohol
nutritionally neccessary! Just like smoking and unneeded drugs or bad
health habits its an optional activity.  If a mother has to have a drink,
it should set off a mental red flag to health professinals.  We recently
counseled a client who called to ask about having a drink on mothers day.
During the discussion the LC learned she planned to drink a whole bottle of
Champagne to celebrate,  while nursing a 2 week old, because " I didn't
drink in pregnancy so now I can". Hardly the same as one beer or a glass of
wine of wine. How much is too much? Dr. Ludington -Hoe says if you want to
kill brain cells, drink alcohol.
Liz Spannraft IBCLC

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