Can I drink alcohol while breastfeeding?

Everyone knows that the alcohol content in liquor is not low. If you drink a lot of alcohol, it will have a great adverse effect on your body. It can be seen that breastfeeding women should not drink alcohol, otherwise it will be passed into the baby's body along with breast milk, which is extremely detrimental to their healthy growth and even affects the development of brain nerves.

1. Can I drink alcohol during breastfeeding?

You can't drink alcohol while breastfeeding.

The reason why you can’t drink alcohol during breastfeeding: Alcohol is a stimulant and has no benefits for the mother. Wine contains alcohol, which enters breast milk and affects the growth and development of infants and young children. Especially after drinking large amounts of alcohol, alcohol poisoning will occur, with symptoms such as drowsiness, slow reaction, sweating, and deeper breathing. The liver detoxification function of infants and young children is not yet fully developed and will be greatly damaged. In addition, the barley malt component in beer can cause milk regurgitation, resulting in a decrease in breast milk, which is not conducive to breastfeeding. In addition, breastfeeding mothers should avoid smoking and chocolate. Both smoking and secondhand smoke can reduce milk production. For babies, harmful substances such as nicotine in tobacco will enter the baby's body through breast milk or gas, affecting the baby's growth and development and reducing resistance. The cocoa alkali contained in chocolate will seep into breast milk and accumulate in the baby's body, affecting the nervous system and causing indigestion, unstable sleep, constant crying, etc.

2. It is said that drinking beer can promote lactation?

There is no scientific basis for this statement, and there is no claim that drinking beer or any other type of alcohol can increase lactation.

On the one hand, alcohol will dehydrate your body, which can only reduce your breast milk production and affect the quality of your breast milk.

Experts remind you that if you have little breast milk and need to stimulate lactation, the right thing to do is to consult some experienced mothers or doctors.