Maybe you’ve heard that drinking beer while breastfeeding is helpful? There seems to be conflicting findings, so check out this episode to dive into the research!

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Sources:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bcpt.12149/full http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2014/12/breast_feeding_and_alcohol_it_s_fine_to_drink_while_nursing.html
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-3/230-234.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/alcohol-use.html
https://www.britannica.com/science/lactation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK148970/
http://ansci.illinois.edu/static/ansc438/Lactation/milkejection.html
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-3/230-234.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15623810
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799511/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11329500
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11065057
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3382062?dopt=Abstract http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18715274
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00369.x/abstract
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-3/230-234.htm
http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2014/12/breast_feeding_and_alcohol_it_s_fine_to_drink_while_nursing.html

Images:
Prolactin: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prolactin_1N9D.png
Barley: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sjb_whiskey_malt.jpg
Breastmilk: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_Breastmilk_-_Foremilk_and_Hindmilk.png

Does Beer Actually Help Breastfeeding?

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