Everyone does metabolize alcohol differently, and we all have different philosophies as to whether these things work and if we can trust them. For me, these test strips work consistently with how I have been drinking and how my body feels at the moment of the test.
How it worked for me:
- 2.5 glasses of wine (about 18 oz) drunken evenly over 1.5 hours (had some cheese and nuts); tested an hour after the last sip - test pad turned light yellow.
- 1 glass of wine (about 7 oz) drunken evenly over 1 hour; tested an hour after the last sip - all clean.
- 2 glasses of wine (about 15 oz) drunken evenly over 1 hour; tested immediately after - test pad turned brown.
- 3 glasses of wine (about 24 oz) from 9:30pm-11:30pm; 1 mixed drink around 12:30am; half a shot around 2am; half a shot around 2:30am. Tested breastmilk around 7:30am - test pad showed scattered brownness; tested again around 10am - all clean.
A few things to look out for:
- A negative result does not mean that you have no alcohol in your blood/breastmilk; it only means that you have less than 13.1mg/dL of alcohol in your blood.
- Read the result at exactly 2 minutes after you saturate the test pad. The result will be very different and invalid if you read it after 2 minutes, say an hour later. For example, one time the test pad turned brown when I was drinking wine, but the same test pad returned to its initial color after half a day.
- Either expressing breastmilk onto test pad or saturating test pad in breastmilk will work, but if you choose the former, make sure your breastmilk cover the whole pad; 3-5 drops should work.
- The instruction says ANY color change on the test pad indicates more than 13.1mg/dL alcohol in blood, but it didn't say whether a darker color indicates a higher level of alcohol in blood. However, personally, I observed that when I drank more and tested sooner, the test pad turned to a darker color. It could be coincidence, but just something for you to consider.
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I was a little unsure about these when I bought them and first tried them. I don’t drink that often or when I do I don’t drink that much. But I’ve got a vacation coming up and I know I’ll have one good night with some drinking. 😬 So I want to be sure I’m not passing any alcohol through my breast milk to my baby. I tried these out a couple times before my vacation to see if they really worked.One day I had 2 glasses of wine and tried a test strip 2 hours after drinking and it came up negative. Another time I had a couple of those flavored alcoholic seltzers. Came up negative.Last week (no judgement- it was my first week back to work, working from home with an infant - it was stressful!) I had a glass of wine, 2 shots of vodka and 2 wine coolers after baby went to bed. I started drinking at 7pm and tested my milk at 11pm and it was clearly positive. So I pumped and dumped. I tested again before I fed by baby at 2am and the test was negative.I’m sure it also depends on your body size, how often you drink, etc. I asked my Obgyn if I could have an occasional drink while breastfeeding and asked if i had to pump and dump. My obgyn told me as long as I wasn’t drunk I could breastfeed. I didn’t like that at all because i have a high alcohol tolerance. I wanted a more definitive answer. Obviously the best answer for peace of mind is to never drink while breastfeeding. But let’s be honest. It’s 2022. Life is rough. This solo mom needs an occasional fun night! Really happy with these! Takes the guessing out of things.
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022Size: 20 Count (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
I’ve had these on hand for a few months and was always a little skeptical of their accuracy. I’ve enjoyed an occasional drink or two but have always followed it up with plenty of water and waiting 2+ hours to pump and the test always comes back negative. Well the hubby and I were finally able to take our first weekend getaway (we have a three month old) and I let myself enjoy a few more drinks than I usually do. The first test strip was at 1pm or about 3 hours after having a couple of mimosas with breakfast. I continued to have 3 more drinks in the early afternoon and pumped/tested again at 4pm and that was the second strip. Now I stopped drinking at 4pm and pumped/tested at 7:30pm and that was the third positive strip. My last pump of the night was at 11pm (about 7 hours after I stopped drinking) and I was finally able to see a negative strip. I still dumped this milk out of an abundance of caution but I will say that having these test strips really eased my mind. They helped me enjoy my vacation and made me feel confident knowing when I can safely feed my baby. The final test strip was taken around 6am the next morning (an obvious negative) and is there for comparison. I will always have these on hand so long as I am pumping for my baby!
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022Size: 20 Count (Pack of 1)Verified Purchase
I was a little unsure about these when I bought them and first tried them. I don’t drink that often or when I do I don’t drink that much. But I’ve got a vacation coming up and I know I’ll have one good night with some drinking. 😬 So I want to be sure I’m not passing any alcohol through my breast milk to my baby. I tried these out a couple times before my vacation to see if they really worked.
One day I had 2 glasses of wine and tried a test strip 2 hours after drinking and it came up negative. Another time I had a couple of those flavored alcoholic seltzers. Came up negative.
Last week (no judgement- it was my first week back to work, working from home with an infant - it was stressful!) I had a glass of wine, 2 shots of vodka and 2 wine coolers after baby went to bed. I started drinking at 7pm and tested my milk at 11pm and it was clearly positive. So I pumped and dumped. I tested again before I fed by baby at 2am and the test was negative.
I’m sure it also depends on your body size, how often you drink, etc. I asked my Obgyn if I could have an occasional drink while breastfeeding and asked if i had to pump and dump. My obgyn told me as long as I wasn’t drunk I could breastfeed. I didn’t like that at all because i have a high alcohol tolerance. I wanted a more definitive answer. Obviously the best answer for peace of mind is to never drink while breastfeeding. But let’s be honest. It’s 2022. Life is rough. This solo mom needs an occasional fun night! Really happy with these! Takes the guessing out of things.
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