I am breastfeeding my son. I also have an aunt who knows everything there is to know about medicine and child rearing. She insists I drink at least one can of beer a day to ensure adequate milk production. I tell her I am doing that, but I really am not. Alcohol does not stimulate milk production.
Alcohol passes into breast milk.
A newborn s liver is not at peak function. The amount of alcohol in breast milk might be too much for the baby to handle. It can be enough to make the baby groggy. If a nursing mother wants to drink alcohol, she ought to limit her consumption to one drink a day, and she should take that drink four hours before breastfeeding. That gives her body enough time to metabolize the alcohol.