The percentage of alcohol that makes it into breast milk, which is the mother’s blood alcohol content, is less than the percentage in a typical slice of yeast l

The percentage of alcohol that makes it into breast milk, which is the mother’s blood alcohol content, is less than the percentage in a typical slice of yeast leavened bread[1]. Coma level alcohol abuse is a BAC of 0.4%, which is the around the minimum found in bread. It’s very important to remember that this intake is going through baby’s gut and liver. On the other hand drinking while pregnant is essentially putting baby on an alcohol IV and is extremely harmful. The real danger of alcohol for breastfeeding is that it can impair the mother’s ability to properly hold the child, among other things. Obviously I don’t advocate drinking and nursing, but if mom does have a couple glasses of wine with dinner she shouldn’t be wracked with guilt if she has to nurse. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1709087/?page=1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1709087/?page=1