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gollygee

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2. It's true that beer can help some women get a greater milk supply, though

Reply to Whovian (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 10:25 AM

Dec 2012

And the content of alcohol that gets into breast milk is very very small. It's the same as the blood alcohol level, so not enough to affect the baby, unless you're rip-roaring drunk, and then only maybe or if the baby is really small.

It seems like I've read that it's hops that help the milk supply though.

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An advertisement you will probably not see today. [View all] Whovian Dec 2012 OP

No, but a lot of women have heard that some beer can be good for milk production, and careful Brickbat Dec 2012 #1

It's true that beer can help some women get a greater milk supply, though gollygee Dec 2012 #2

You wouldn't see beer ads for moms, but back when I was nursing (30 yrs ago) lots of us nursing Nay Dec 2012 #3

I never knew that. Whovian Dec 2012 #4