how long to wait before a night out?

[bronny-jane]

:wave: hello, i was wondering how long i should wait befor i go out for drinks after i have the baby, i want to do it at about 2 weeks, im seriously hanging for a night out:D

my mum is going to babysit, and i have everything ready so i can express and they can feed her, mum said that if the baby wont take the bottle you can spoon feed them the milk or even use a syringe?

any how do you think it would do any damage going out around 2 weeks.

and any other info on breastfeeding and alcohol would be great too.

thanks ladies:D

[melbryan]

I have been thinking the same too. I have alot of 30th b'day's coming up but I have had to decide whether it is best for me to miss a couple of feeds or go to the city and sleep at a friends place.

I have had to turn the invites down. How I look at it I have to go back to work in 5 months and I am going great breast feeding so I am not willing to be away from him just yet. He is 4 weeks now, I think 6 mths isn't long to wait and I can go out for a quick dinner with DH in between feeds but not miss a 2-3 feeds, I will be bursting. That's just me though.
There will be plenty of opportunities for me to get out, I've waited 9 mths so it won't be too long before I can go out.

[SilverStarfish]

Others can give you better advice than me on the effects of blood alcohol levels on breast milk... but I can tell you that two weeks after my daughter was born, the very LAST thing on my mind was going out and getting plastered :laughing:

Just play it by ear. Wait til your baby comes and then see what you feel up to :)

[Billy]

I went out when DD was 5 weeks old (she's FF though)for my brother's 21st... Went to a pub but ended up going home pretty early because we decided sleep was more important!! lol :laughing:

[lilly]

I was hanging for a night out too, but after giving birth I felt like I had been hit by a bus and 2 weeks later I was in no shape to go out. I was also so absorbed with the baby that it didn't cross my mind anyway. Once I got the hang of things, I was able to express milk and freeze it so I had a supply if I wanted to have a night out. Think my first one was at about 6 weeks and I was home by 10.30pm. I think if you can express and have a responsible carer who doesn't mind staying up late or getting up through the night, there is no reason you can't go out.

In regards to alchohol and breastmilk, I have heard that you need to allow at least 3 hours after drinking to breastfeed . Otherwise you need to pump and dump. Breastmilk contains the same amount of alcohol as your blood, so as that leaves your system, it does your milk as well.

hope this helps.

regards,
Lilly

[Mum&bubs]

I'd see how you feel first after bubs is born. I cant wait to get out for a night out too :laughing: I know when Summer was 2 weeks old, i went to dreamworld :laughing:

[meme]

the alcohol level in bm is the same as the level in yuor blood, so if you are right to drive you are right to breastfeed, that's one drink every hour. (and of course as women that's two drinks a day with one or two alcohol free days a week or something like that.)
if you are going on a binge and going to have expressed milk for bubs you may need to express the feeds that you are missing because you will probably feel engorged if you don't and also the milk needs to be emptied from your breasts to continue to stimulate your body to produce more milk. you will have to chuck it away though.

expressing can take some time to get the hang of, you might need to practice, also you might need to think about how you will express while you are out.

breastfeeding can also take some time to get the hang of, sometimes more than 2 weeks. but once you do get the hang of it it is very simple. you would have to wait and see how you and bubs are going with the breastfeeding.

i actually take months before i feel ready to give up any precious sleep on going out, or want to leave my precious bubba, but i'm pretty ready now....i'm just waiting until dd turns two...:eek:
http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/drugs.html
also good info on leaving bubs with a carer and expressing tips.
http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/index.html

have fun:cool:

[bronny-jane]

thanks everyone:D and for the links there really good:yes:

i know i might not want to go out once she gets here:D im just trying to work out all the things about bf babies my dd's were ff and so are my neices and nephews so this bub will be the first bf one so i have alot to learn:D

[mum of 8]

see how you feel if you feel ok and your prepared enough then go out and let your hair down. Good luck

[~Emmylou~]

Even if you feel ok, the trouble with doing it so early is that your supply will still be all over the place - so you'll be leaking and if you're away from bub for more than a few hours you'll need to express which isn't going to be so convenient in a pub...otherwise you'll get really engorged and things could get messy!

I remember with my first bub I had a big night when she was 8 weeks old and it wasn't too much of a hassle...she had ebm and stayed home with my mum, and I didn't have any leakage issues..can't imagine doing it at 2 weeks though.