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Is it safe to drink alcohol when breast feeding?
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No: Alcohol will go into the breast milk.
Answered 7/9/2014
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No: Baby can get alcohol do not drink.
Answered 7/9/2014
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See below: Light drinking, generally less than 2 drinks per day, is allowed. However, moderate drinking causes irritability or excessive sleepiness, weak suckling in breast-fed infants, and decreases milk supply. Breast feeding should be avoided during and for 2-3 hours after moderate drinking. Chronic or heavy drinkers should not breastfeed.
Answered 7/9/2014
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