Question About Pumping/feeding,,,

My pediatrician, and most people I've talked to, agree that alcohol is metabolized in your milk as fast as it is in your blood. So if you feel tipsy, don't nurse, and pump/dump. But if you feel fine, your milk is fine, and there's no need to dump it.

I wouldn't feel bad having a glass of wine, and wouldn't dump any pumped breastmilk. If I had a crazy night and drank a lot and ended up drunk, I'd pump and dump until the next day. But I don't recommend getting too drunk with an infant, because you don't get to sleep it off! ;-)

Just wanted to agree with other person that alcohol in your milk works the same as in your blood. If you have a beer or glass of wine it is usually out of your system after about an hour. There is no need to pump and dump unless you have a large number of drinks or become so engorged that you need to pump.

I nurse and I have an occasional glass of wine with dinner. I do not pump/dump. My pedi says the same as what another mamma said...if you do not feel tipsy then your baby will be fine.

I always went by the 12hr rule.. I read it somewhere a long time ago and so I would pump enough before I went out to last and then for 12hrs after I finished drinking I would pump and dump. I wouldn't rely on formula because some babies can't tolerate it and it's recommended that you gradually introduce it to breastfed babies. You could probably start doing that now so that you could supplement when you're ready to go out. But really, I think it's easier to just pump extra and store it and then dump out the potentially alcoholic milk. If you're just having one drink, I wouldn't worry about it at all. But, if you plan on getting smashed (and I'm sure after 9months you deserve to :) ) Then I would pump and dump for 12hrs after.

My pediatrician told me that if I were to drink any alcohol, the best bet is to wait 24 hours before breast feeding my daughter.

Somewhere I'm not sure where. There are these strips that you can buy and it will tell you if you have alcohol in you breast milk. If you don't drink alot and the strip show your milk is negative for alcohol them you can breastfeed her as normal. But you may want to atleast pump out one extra bottle a week. then you will have four bottles ready for when you go out. You can pump after she eats each time and it put it in the frig. Then once you ahve a 4oz bottle put it in the freezer and she and you should be good to go.

You can pump after feedings to save up some milk for your outing. Most people tend to be fullest in the morning, so maybe pump after your first morning feeding every day and freeze it. Defrost it the afternoon before you go out (it's only good for 24hours after you defrost it). You can use it to make a couple of 4 ounce bottles, then leave formula just in case.
As far as pumping and dumping, one drink shouldn't do anyone any harm. If you drink more, you probably want to formula feed through the night or used your stored milk, then nurse in the morning.