I am breastfeeding a 3 month old. i had three 5% beers, waited for 3 hours and then had three 16oz bottles of water, muffin, a roll and chicken. is it now safe to breastfeed?

Don't recommend it: The alcohol will decrease the hormone prolactin & decrease your output, the alcohol also transfers into the milk as it is made. The alcohol & its breakdown products have negative effects on babies brain development, which is in rapid growth mode in the early months & never really stops until adulthood.There is no known safe level of alcohol exposure for infants.

No: Why risk getting your child drunk. Decide what is really important hear. Set your priority to breast feed or to drink.

How often: How often do you do this? If you question your behavior you might have a serious issue to confront. Frequent behavior like this might make you want to consider getting some help if this is a regular thing for you. Alcohol getting into your milk may affect your baby's development. Here's an article http://pubs.Niaaa.Nih.Gov/publications/arh25-3/230-234.Htm.

Try to limit alcohol: No set guideline on how much is safe. Remember that alcohol does pass through breastmilk and babies clear it slower than adults. Daily drinking and breastfeeding may cause sleep pattern and motor issues for the baby. One expert suggests that if you do drink, wait 3 hrs for 12oz of 5% beer, 5oz of 11% wine or 1.5oz of 40% liquor, depending on your body weight. Better to limit and avoid daily drinks.