Its my birthday on Xmas Eve (will be 25 ) but Im holding off having a drink til Xmas, but I was thinking about starting to express some and freeze it now so I can have a few vino's on the day.

But when the day comes will my boobs not swell to bursting point and the milk need expressed? and do I bin that stuff as there is alcohol in my blood stream?

The feeding is going well now, altho I still wont feed her outside
She is only putting on between 6-9oz a week which isnt that much, but HV said as long as its over 4oz its fine. Rebecca put on much more weight quicker with formula, alho Lucy is still feeding like there's no tomorrow.

Any advice on the alcohol situation would be appreciated xxxxxxxxxxx

cant offer any advice, just wanted to ask you a question if thats ok

How long did it take for the pain of feeding to go?

I think your doing fab hun

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If you've had a drink, you are supposed to express the milk and then bin it. However, I know a lot of women who'll have a couple and still BF - they say it helps the baby sleep lol.

yep i agree with marley express it then bin it hope u have a lovely bday though :-)

have u asked ur HV she maybe able to direct u a bit more

Thanks ladies xx

Layla, I would say once I got to the 3 week mark my nipples had gotten used to it.

Believe me tho, there were many toe curling moments and I was grinding my teeth so hard together, I used to cry when she started sucking and mum said its not worth it get her on the bottle.

Im not a know it all with this bf stuff, and would never profess to be, but if women cant do it, never beat yourself up, its the hardest thing ever! (I couldnt do it with Becca and felt terrible, but people shouldn't)

Anyhoo I'll stop rambling but its something I feel strongly about ^^

Not long now hun

thanks Kx

I really want to do it this time, i gave up on Coby coz the pain was so bad, if i have a rough time limit in my head to aim for i think i will be able to push through it better

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Layla I would thoroughly recommend getting in Lansinoh cream, it keeps your nipples soft and supple, and calms the redness down. it costs £10 out of Mothercare but a wise buy.

Oh and you will need breast/nursing pads-just to let you know they are all half price in Sainsburys just now, a bargain at £1.44!

I gave up with Rebecca the same reason you did with Coby TBH its also saved us a lot of money not having to buy in formula!

i plan to get that cream, will have to get round to going to get it soon.

I have lots of breast pads but i guess you can never have enough! thanks for the tip, i will get some

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Hi K

Really glad to hear the feeding is going well now, I think a gain of 6-9 oz a week is great! Breastfed babies only take what they want and need at a feed and because the calorific and fat content of the feed varies due to the foremilk and hindmilk they don't have the same amount of calories at each feed whereas formula has the same amount of fat and calories the whole way through the bottle.

I researched into the booze in your milk when I had Olivia, I needed a glass of wine a night to help me chill out! The alcohol will be in your milk for as long as it's in your bloodstream so yes if you miss feeds do express the milk and bin it because you don't want your supply to drop from not feeding.
I used to feed Olivia then have my drink so I knew I had a couple of hours for it to get out of my system, I just made sure I was hydrated and had eaten as well.