Test your knowledge of how alcohol affects breast milk with these 8 questions! The trivia was derived from studies compiled on the LactMed database as of April 2009. For information about drinking and breastfeeding, see this article on alcohol and the controversial Milkscreen test. For current information on drugs and lactation, visit the LactMed database.
nswer these 8 questions and compare how you did with the answers below.
1. Nursing after 1 or 2 drinks (including beer) causes the infant to:
a) increase milk intake.
b) decrease milk intake.
c) Milk intake remains unaffected.
2. Nursing or pumping within one hour before ingesting alcohol:
a) does not …read more

1. Wondering whether you can ring in the new year with a glass of champagne? Read what La Leche League and Thomas Hale, author of Medications and Mothers’ Milk, have to say about consumption of alcohol by breastfeeding mothers.
2. “Our” own Carnival of Breastfeeding regular Andi of Mama Knows Breast was on the CBS Early Show this morning to talk about the Facebook breastfeeding photo controversy. It’s well worth watching the five minute piece to see how Andi made some excellent points! Congratulations Andi!
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3. Read the interesting article on the history of breastfeeding featured at Blactating today.
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Can a nursing mother enjoy an alcoholic beverage to toast the New Year? If she has consumed a significant amount of alcohol, must she “pump and dump”? Is the new “Milkscreen” test for alcohol in breast milk a valuable tool for nursing mothers or a waste of money?
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The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: 7th Revised Edition states:
The effects of alcohol on the breastfeeding baby are directly related to the amount the mother ingests. When the breastfeeding mother drinks occasionally or limits her consumption to one drink or less per day, the amount of alcohol her baby …read more