If you drink wine...

[Anonymous]

21:23 -- sounds like you decided to have a drink or two before your post... cheers!

[Anonymous]

The March of Dimes has a lot of researched based info on their site re: drinking while pregnant and it doesn't take enormous amounts to cause subtle long term damage. People always minimize their drinking. If you really can't quit while you are pregnant and breastfeeding you might want to think about whether or not you have a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The March of Dimes has a lot of researched based info on their site re: drinking while pregnant and it doesn't take enormous amounts to cause subtle long term damage. People always minimize their drinking. If you really can't quit while you are pregnant and breastfeeding you might want to think about whether or not you have a problem.

I am not getting into the question of what level of alcohol exposure is safe at different ages, but I think extending this to include the entire period of breastfeeding is a little silly. While a child is inside of you, they are of course exposed to any alcohol you drink. However drinking while breastfeeding does NOT necessarily lead to alcohol exposure, as there are plenty of ways to enjoy a drink while breastfeeding and still insure that the alcohol is not making it's way into the milk you give your baby.

[Anonymous]

Thank you PP.