What do you think about the mother in this case? A 26-year-old North Dakota mom was arrested for breastfeeding her baby while she was drunk.
Police were called to her home to investigate a domestic disturbance, and found Stacey Anvarinia breastfeeding her 6-week-old baby. The officers believed that she was drunk and arrested her. Last week [...]
Tags: alcohol, Breastfeeding, child abuse, drinking, nursing
Posted in: Breastfeeding, Current Events
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It’s a popular belief that alcohol consumption actually helps in milk production. I’ve never tried this myself during my breastfeeding – er- rather breast milk pumping months but some mothers swear to this technique. The question is – is there scientific evidence to support this belief? And perhaps, an even more important question is how [...]
Tags: alcohol, breast milk, Breastfeeding, drinking, lactation, prolactin
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The expression that pregnant women are ?eating for two? is a myth. Pregnant women need about 300 calories over their usual, per day, to provide for the nutrition of the baby, as well. This is higher, of course for twins. But water intake is a different story? drinking for two won?t hurt!
I had a lengthy [...]
Tags: drinking, Nutrition, Pregnancy, water
Posted in: Nutrition
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Yes, if you’re a woman who insists on a drink while you’re breastfeeding, you CAN have a beer. However, the Subcommittee on Nutrition During Lactation (1991) recommends that the nursing mother limits alcohol intake to no more than 0.5 grams of alcohol per kg. of body weight (e.g. a 60 kg-woman is allowed no more [...]
Tags: alcohol intake, beer, boosting milk supply, Breastfeeding, drinking, nursing
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