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Can Having A Glass Of Wine While Breast Feeding Makes The Baby Drunk?

I had a glass of wine and breast fed within about an hour. my daughter (14 months) woke up and at first I was concerned because she seemed wobbly and kept falling down. She typically has a long attention span and is now moving from one thing to another in a totally unfocused manner. She's very happy and just acting differently than usual... Could she be drunk?
Wed, 13 Aug 2014
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alcohol consumed by nursing mothers is transferred via breast milk. and babies can have effect of alcohol but how they behave is not well known and again it depends on the amount of alcohol intake . if you want to have alcohol then you should not have more than one drink and you should feed your baby at least 2 hours after the drink and if want to consume more alcohol then you should see a doctor .
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Can Having A Glass Of Wine While Breast Feeding Makes The Baby Drunk?

alcohol consumed by nursing mothers is transferred via breast milk. and babies can have effect of alcohol but how they behave is not well known and again it depends on the amount of alcohol intake . if you want to have alcohol then you should not have more than one drink and you should feed your baby at least 2 hours after the drink and if want to consume more alcohol then you should see a doctor . i hope this satisfies your query.