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Is it okay to drink a beverage with 8 percent alcohol while breastfeeding?
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No: Alcohol is secreted in milk so when breast feeding better not to drink alcohol.
Answered 8/24/2013
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Not a good idea: At one time alcohol was suggested to relax moms for feeds.Yet further research shows it reduces prolactin, the hormone that helps you make milk.It also can enter the milk and surpress babies blood sugar. It is one of thoes things you give up if you want to breast feed.
Answered 8/24/2013
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