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Beer or No Beer?
Asked by L.I. from Chicago
on June 2, 2008
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Ok moms-- my son is turning 1 and we are having a huge b-day party at my mother in laws house. She has a pool and we have lots of activities for all of the kids to do...
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- Get the beer. In my opinion you are inviting people to your home so provide what they like.
- I think it depends on the crowd attending. My family and my husband are beer drinkers... our friends drink beer, and my husbands family are wine drinkers. For my son...
- Okay, I'm going to be the odd ball here. I don't think you have to provide beer unless you want to AND if your budget allows it. If you want to say thank you for gif...
Drinking Beer While Nursing??
Asked by B.H. from Missoula
on August 2, 2008
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I've heard that drinking an occational beer helps produce more breast milk. Is this true? What is your thoughts on drinking a beer while breastfeeding, how much of the...
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- B., my word, while nursing, to smoking and drinking ANY even tiniest amount is absolutely NO. NO, NO, and NO !!! Opinions vary, but the chemistry of those thin...
- I just delivered my fourth baby at Swedish and received new information regarding alcohol and breastfeeding. With the first three it was said you could drink but expr...
- Ok, let me edit/reword and apologize. I sincerely didn't mean it as judgemental; only a thoughtful question. (I am sorry it came across wrong to Erin.) I personally wo...
Alcohol and Breastfeeding??
Asked by A.H. from Modesto
on June 23, 2007
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Hiya ladies! I am nursing my 2nd child - 4 1/2 week old boy. With my first, I had almost no alcohol while nursing - MAYBE an occassional half a glass of wine, but th...
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- A., When I had my twins 16 years ago I had a bit of a problem producing enough milk. My Obgyn encouraged me to drink a beer late afternoon to relax. He also said t...
- Why not just pump right BEFORE you are going to drink, then have your glass of wine. That way if your baby is ready to eat after you've had a drink, then you can just...
- If a glass of wine caused problems, I think the whole of Europe may be retarded!! My grandmother told me that a glass of beer helps milk production!! Just be sure th...
Alcohol
Asked by M.H. from Boston
on September 28, 2009
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I'm going to start off by saying I have noone else to talk to and I'm hoping some other moms and wives out there have been through this.
I have been with my husband f...
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- you wrote in your bio that you have a "wonderful" husband. are you kidding yourself? I grew up in the exact household you are describing and I would run not walk as ...
- Hi M., I've read your post and your 2nd response. I think that you are to be commended to reaching out to Mamasource moms. You are doing a lot of things right her...
- Dear M., i come from an alcoholic home. My family is wonderful. But it took Al-Anon for me to be able to be happy with me and them. It sounds like you have all the ...
No Alcohol at July 4Th Party
Asked by S.Q. from Chicago
on May 24, 2009
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We host an annual 4th of July party for about 50-60 people including friends, family and neighbors. In the past, drinks flowed from about noon until the wee hours of t...
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- I'm not sure if you have children or not but I think you are setting a wonderful example for them in addition to the people in your family dealing with alcohol issues ...
- I think you should let people know not to bring alcohol and if they do tell them to put it in their car. This is your house and you have the say so. If people can't ha...
- You don't have to explain anything to anyone on why you are having a "Dry 4th of July". For the invites, being specific as you stated bring a side dish, also state th...
Beer Increasing Milk Production
Asked by A.A. from Columbus
on May 7, 2007
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I have heard that drinking a beer will help boost breast milk production. Does anyone have any experience with this, and does the beer have any effect on the milk?
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- best thing to produce more milk is to breast feed more. I never hear of beer but I tried the tea's, cabbage leaves, etc....every old wife tale I had heard of......th...
- Hi! I have heard that milk helps your let-down, not the production. And it will make baby sleepy, but not too bad. There is an herb, Fenugreek that helps boost product...
- I would not advocate drinking beer while nursing. My ex mother-in-law told me that she did when she was nursing my ex husband. He has an issue now with drinking--whe...
Would U Stop Drinking Coffee and Alcohol If There Was a Chance U Were Pregnant?
Asked by M.B. from Colorado Springs
on December 26, 2009
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I'm not referring to prenatals, of course those are taken, but do you alter your lifestyle - i.e. no drinking alcohol or caffeine - before you get a positive test (lik...
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- How would you feel if you continued those things and then found out you were in fact pregnant? There's your answer. Go with your gut-live a healthy lifestyle. Don...
- i would probably cut back on drinking, like maybe to one OR two drinks a day, it's takes quite a bit of alcohol for FAS, fetal alcohol syndrome. as for coffee, no, cof...
- Yes! Don't take any chances!
How Do You Deal W/ Family Members Who Choose to Get Drunk Every Event?
Asked by C.L. from Indianapolis
on February 11, 2008
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I have a grandparent who will consume 14-16 drinks or more in one sitting-for example from 2 pm-9pm and then gets drunk. The conversation get very boring quickly, and...
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- You know how smells are such a big trigger to memory? Well, your son will associate those "smells" (stale beer, alcohol breath, etc.) with those "outings". He will r...
- it beign family makes it hard but i think you are doing the right thing, i personally don't let my children be around those who are drunk and we don't drink in our hom...
- A:If this is a small gathering where you can not distance yourself from the drunk family member-don't go if it bothers you that much. As for you child, some people can...
Breastfeeding and Drinking
Asked by M.N. from Cleveland
on March 15, 2008
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I wanted to know about drinking and breastfeeding. I would like to attend a friend's birthday party and have an adult beverage or two. My son is 4 1/2 months old and i...
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- My doc told me one drink won't effect the baby. She said if I have more than one then wait 1 hr for each drink before breastfeeding. So if you have 2 drinks and wait a...
- DO NOT pump and dump! Bad advice and completely unnecessary! If you have a drink or two you will be fine and so will your baby. It does not go "straight through" to...
- Pump and Dump, Baby! Pump out the old... in with the new. (I'd stick to beer and wine only.) Have fun and don't STRESS about it.
My 17 Y/o Wants to Have Party with Alcohol
Asked by M.M. from Boston
on February 12, 2009
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My son just discovered alcohol this past fall. He has been to a couple of parties and have had a couple of beers. When he know there will be alcohol he doesn't take hi...
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- I will just say that if my son was a teen (not there yet thank god) and he went to a friends party where there would be parents/adults present and he came home drunk I...
- You shouldn't be allowing him to go to parties where you know there is alcohol. You are allowing him to break the law at other people's houses so why not yours too is...
- You're right - you'll be breaking the law and would get sued. You are NOT paranoid. You are the parent, and he is the child. You set the rules, not him. Let someone el...
