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Is it okay to drink beer while breastfeeding?

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Small amounts: Any alcohol consumed while breastfeeding can be excreted in breast milk. When consuming large amounts of alcohol most moms will "pump and dump", pumping out the milk produced while/just after drinking and throw it out. For small amounts of alcohol many women will not do that but keep in mind your baby may be sleepier than normal after feeding...:-)

Answered 5/11/2014

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I wouldn't: The alcohol in any drink you take will pass in the breast milk. After it passes to baby,it will eventually break down to formaldehyde and other toxic byproducts. Although most infants with alcohol effect were exposed to high levels during pregnancy, there is no level of exposure that is proven save to the developing infant brain.Much of the ADD we see today is thought to result from such exposur

Answered 4/24/2016

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