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17-09-2008, 10:54 PM Taryn Joined on 18-08-2008 Posts 4 Alcohol and *** feeding I'm due in 3 weeks and I'm very excited about baby coming into the world, but I'm also excited about being able to have my first real girls night out in a long long time.   I want to know when it's alright to go out again once baby's born. From what I've heard, yip, I'll probably be too exhausted, but I've become accustomed to exhaustion and will persevere to party :)   When can I start bottle feeding, that way when i go out i can stock up on bottles and enjoy a night out. I probably sound silly, but it's really important to me. How do you manage going out and drinking with having a new born?    Report

18-09-2008, 3:45 PM Jay Joined on 20-09-2005 Posts 106 Re: Alcohol and *** feeding The best advise trust your own insticts!! Your body will take time to recover, it may be a couple of weeks before your even ready for a trip to the supermarket, it might not be we all heal at a different rate. I don't think its the exhausion that will slow you down but may be the thought of being separated from your baby but we are all different. If you feel your ready for a night out and have someone willing to look after baby you trust, then you are ready. Just when you do, do it slowly start with a trip to the pub for an hour and build up from there, once you know how you both cope with being separated from each other. As for bottle feeding, you can do it from day one if you want but *** feeding is considered better for baby and has the wonderful side effect of helping your utterous come back in check quicker. But you can always express and leave the babysitter with it. But all of this you will workout for yourself, you will know when your baby is ready for the bottle and for you to go out. It's amasing how these instincts will cut in. As for the going out and drinking, I don't drink. I go out have a great time but when I come home and the babysitter leaves its just me. Sleep deprievation is bad enough my boy always wants me up at 6am (especially of I have a night out), I'd hate to do that with a hangover. I also know I have sole responsibility for him, so drinking for me is not an option. If you are breastfeeding, your baby would be drinking too. But alot of single mum do have the odd drink or two and are happy doing so. It all comes down to what you feel is right for you and trusting your instincts on when to do things. You will have a health visitor about to ask these questions of, who will know you and be able to give you advise thats more specific for your situation. Big hug    Report

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