In 2005, Julie Jumonville and Elizabeth Smith founded
Milkscreen,
a company that sells a screening product to detect alcohol in
breastmilk. I'll admit I rolled my eyes and assumed this was just
another tool of the Anxiety Industry when I first read about it,
especially given the proliferation of worried parent books, movies,
flashcards, and guides. Is another product in this genre really
necessary? The ladies of
Milkscreen think so and after interviewing Ms. Jumonville, I tend to agree.
The
American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers breastfeed
babies until the baby is 1 year old, but at the same token encourages
women to not drink at all during pregnancy and
only minimally
during the first year of baby's life. Given this, it's not surprising
that many women decide to stop breastfeeding rather than take the
chance with alcohol or completely give up their lifestyle for 21 months.
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