Hi all... after talking with yet one more mom on the subject of alcohol and pumping and dumping, I thought I'd write and get the collective wisdom of oh say 700 other professionals! Question: how long does "stuff" stay in a mothers milk...? If a mother drinks a beer, does the alcohol show up in the milk as soon as it is in the blood stream, and does it leave the milk like it does the blood. Or is it in the milk until the breasts are "emptyied"? What about food? How long does it take for different foods to affect breast milk? thanks Mary Madison, LLLL [log in to unmask]