Learn Your Breast Milk Wait Time

(Newswire.net — December 1, 2017) Cheyenne, Wyoming — How long does it take for alcohol to leave the blood stream? The answer to that is not a straightforward. There are a host of factors that influence the time it takes for each person. The amount of alcohol, the percentage proof of the drink, the person’s weight and any preexisting health issues that may affect one’s metabolism all determine how long alcohol stays in the body. 

Understanding how one’s body handles alcohol is of particular importance to a nursing mother who wishes to indulge responsibly. “The last thing you want is to feel guilty or like you have to breastfeed when you’ve just had a drink,” notes Rachel Douthwaite, Lactation Consultant and Public Health Nurse in Vancouver, “there are ways to make it work.”  

Calculating the wait time and testing a sample of breast milk with an alcohol analysis kit such as the PureMilk™ Breast Milk Alcohol Detecting Strips by HealthyWiser™ are two wise safety measures to employ. 

“Ingestion of alcoholic beverages should be minimized and limited to an occasional intake but no more than 0.5 g alcohol per kg body weight, which for a 60 kg mother is approximately 2 oz liquor, 8 oz wine, or 2 beers,” advises the American Academy of Pediatrics. “Nursing should take place two hours or longer after the alcohol intake to minimize its concentration in the ingested milk.”  

Another way to figure out the individual wait time is to use an online milk alcohol calculator such as that offered by MommyMeds.com. 

So for instance, if a nursing mom weighs 150lbs and she has two drinks then the wait time according to the MommyMeds.com milk alcohol calculator would be at least 4 hours and 28 minutes before breastfeeding her child again.

While planning ahead for when you’ll have a drink and timing how long to wait before you allow a baby to suckle, exercising due such diligence isn’t always fool-proof. The HealthyWiser™ PureMilk™ Breast Milk Alcohol Detecting Strips eliminates the guess work out of merely watching a clock. 

Within seconds, the PureMilk ™ test strips inform if it is safe to resume breastfeeding or not. A nursing mom can sip with ease given the peace of mind provided by this easy to use and convenient test kit.