While it is well know that consuming alcohol during pregnancy is not advisable the risks of drinking alcohol whilst breast feeding are much less well defined. Alcohol in breast milk will be at the same concentration as that of the mothers blood. If your blood alcohol level is known then you will know your milk alcohol level and vice versa. Alcohol is found to be at a peak level between 30-60 minutes after consuming or 30-90 mins if consuming with food. Alcohol freely passes out of the mothers milk as it is metabolised by the mother. For this reason expressing and dumping is not normally necessary and alcohol consumed in moderate amounts can be metabolised before breastfeeding or expressing. Adult metabolism of alcohol is approximately 1 ounce every three hours. (Source: La Leche League GB) Pure B Milk test strips enables you to determine the alcohol levels within your milk to avoid you having to guess on your rate of metabolism and the amount of alcohol consumed. Ana Wiz Ltd is a leading UK supplier of Maternity and Infant Healthcare products and has many years of experience in this field.
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