took 50mg of benadryl (diphenhydramine) at 5pm yesterday and 50 more at midnight. how long would i have to wait to drink alcohol the next night?

Question

If you drink Benadryl (diphenhydramine) can you drink alcohol?

Answer 1

12 hrs at most: The drowsiness effect wears off within hours (duration varies among individuals) and thus you should be ok the day after.

Answer 2

No: In general, it is best not to consume alcohol while breastfeeding as alcohol can get into your bloodstream and then into your breastmilk. That being said, the alcohol does not stay there indefinitely. If you care to consume alcohol, a reasonable alternative would be to feed with expressed breastmilk and "pump and dump" the milk that you make for a couple of hours after drinking to be cautious.

Answer 3

NO!!!!: Alcohol crosses into breast milk, and is not safe for babies. I am concerned that even by asking the question, you are indicating that alcohol is very important in your life. I think you need to look at this closely. Alcohol problems do not always relate to how much or how often you drink, but that it is more important than other things in your life, like your family or your health. Consult md.

Answer 4

Yes, but...: 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.

Answer 5

No: Do not use rubbing alcohol to reduce your child's fever. The fumes from the alcohol can be dangerous to a child.

Answer 6

No: If you use rubbing alcohol on a chiilds skin you risk both absorption through the skin as well as inhalation of the fumes, both toxic to children.

Answer 7

No: The quick answer is "no", because rubbing alcohol on babies is not done nowadays. Alcohol on the skin evaporates, and so cools the skin down. It is possible that the fever will decrease if enough skin-cooling occurs. But just as likely, the cooled skin will cause the baby to shiver and generate more heat (and appear more ill). Current fever treatment is to use tylenol, (acetaminophen) motrin, or similar drugs.

Answer 8

Nope: Yeah, don't do that plus it will dry out the skin too.

Answer 9

70's medicine: This practice was on its way out in the early 70's after the potential toxic effects on baby were noted.Chilling the skin turns on shivering and drives up fever. When absolutely necessary, a doc can run chilled saline into the stomach and back to reduce fever, avoiding the skin sensors and the shiver effect.Most kids do well with simple meds. (a cold bath is just as bad)

Answer 10

Yes: Small amounts of alcohol are okay while breastfeeding. A glass of wine or few sips of beer can even help with breast milk letdown. Drinking to excess while breast feeding is not in anybody's best interest. The alcohol can change the flavor of the breast milk, however.

Answer 11

Yes: 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.

Answer 12

No: If we do not drink when we are pregnant, why would we want to when we nurse? The ammount that passes through breast milk is proportionate to the ammount ingested, so it depends on how much you weigh, how much you drink, what kind of drink, concentration of alcohol, and how long after you ingest alcohol you nurse. The aap has a list of side effects associated with alcohol.

Answer 13

Varies: There is fetal alcohol syn. Fas and fetal alc. Spectrum disorder fasd. The later is more incompassing of risks to the fetus when mother drinks. Rates vary by country and ethnicity. Fas incidence is listed in us, 0.5-2/1000 live births. American indians, 9.8/1000 lb. So. Africa, as high as 38/1000 lb.

Answer 14

Depends on usage: Fetal alcohol syndrome incidence is falling. In general population it is about1 per 1000 births, however in heavy drinkers it is about 5%. Incidence increases in low socioeconomic population, inner city poverty stricken areas, among african americans and native americans.

Answer 15

Fetal abnormalities: Fetal alcohol syndrome is the greatest risk. This syndrome has been seen even with only one drink during pregnancy. The syndrome includes both physical and mental defects.

Answer 16

Alcohol consumption : During pregnancy? Very bad to the fetus-it can cause fetal alcohol syndrome, so don't do it...!

Answer 17

High: And not worth condemning a child to lifelong complications because of ingesting alcoholic drinks!

Answer 18

Physical & mental: .Alcohol is a teratogen; it can cause malformations of the brain & other organs from the 3rd week of conception on. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, of which fetal alcohol syndrome is the worst, can cause small brain & body, dev. Delays, intellectual disability, adhd, behavior problems, learning problems, executive functions deficits & more. Stop drinking asap. See more @ fasdcenter.Samhsa.Gov.

Answer 19

Alcohol in pregnancy: Studies completed have shown no correlation between occasional alcohol consumption and birth defects. Fetal alcohol syndrome has been well studied and seen in some alcoholic mothers.

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