The answer is yes, you may enjoy a drink with a meal, when out with friends or on a special occasion.
It is known that not drinking alcohol is safest. However, knowing the facts about how alcohol affects breastfeeding will help you to decide how best to combine breastfeeding with drinking some alcohol.
FACTS:
Oh, that is such a weighted question for most new Mums. There are a number of factors to take into consideration. It’s about your preference for either hormonal or non-hormonal methods, your partners and what has worked for you previously.
That’s a difficult place to be in for you as a new Mum.
Although medicines are often needed by Mums who are breastfeeding, there is often a lack of, or ambiguous, information about the safety of medicines transferred to their baby’s in breastmilk. This has meant that breastfeeding is stopped unnecessarily or a different, potentially less appropriate treatment prescribed.
Read more: I’ve been told to stop breastfeeding because of medication, is that right?
It sounds like your milk has ‘come in’. Between 2-6 days after you have given birth it’s normal to find that your breasts become larger, feel heavy, warmer and uncomfortable.
At this time many new Mums’ breasts feel severely engorged and nipples become flattened and taut, making it difficult for babies to attach to the breast.
Read more: It’s day 3 – help my breasts are rock hard and I can’t get baby attached, what do I do?