Drinking beer while breastfeeding child: LinkedIn post sparks debate; is it safe?
Live MintOlga Vlachynská shared a LinkedIn post, marking a personal milestone. She revealed that her body has experienced a lot in the past ten years, including 18 months of pregnancy and 71 months of breastfeeding, which she jokingly referred to as a “successful family workshop”. When the post was shared on Reddit, many users criticised the breastfeeding mother for putting the photo on LinkedIn, a professional network. Olga Vlachynská share a LinkedIn post Some users criticised her for having alcohol while breastfeeding her child. What’s wrong with that?” wrote one user while another posted, “I was ready to be upset but this is actually safe if that the first drink she's having…” “Technically if you're going to drink while nursing the best time is while you're actively nursing since it takes time for the alcohol to get into the milk and it also doesn't last in the blood stream in perpetuity,” commented another.
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