If a mother has consumed more than a moderate amount of alcohol, she may choose to wait 2 hours (per drink) to breastfeed her child, or feed her infant with milk that had been previously expressed when she had not been drinking, to reduce her infant’s exposure to alcohol.
Hereof, do you have to pump and dump your breast milk?
“Pumping and Dumping” Is Not Necessary
This is completely unnecessary for keeping your baby safe. “Alcohol does not accumulate in breast milk, which means that when your blood alcohol level returns to normal, so does your milk,” says Dr.
Herein, why pump and dump doesnt work?
Expressing breast milk and discarding it does not get rid of alcohol in your system. Alcohol only leaves your breast milk once it leaves your bloodstream. That means that pumping and dumping wouldn’t do the trick to get alcohol out of your system.
How long can I go without pumping before my milk dries up?
Can you drink coffee while pumping?
The short answer is yes, it is generally safe to drink caffeine while you are breastfeeding your baby. However, experts recommend limiting your caffeine intake to 300 milligrams of caffeine per day while nursing. Caffeine does affect some babies. Breast milk can contain small traces of the substance.