But you really have to feel fine.
“If a mom chooses to have more than one to two drinks, or feels very buzzed or drunk, she can ‘pump and dump’ her breasts for comfort until she feels more neurologically okay to feed her baby,” Sjoblom explained, adding a mother should wait until she feels sober to resume feeding.
“Alcohol metabolizes out of the milk supply just as it does out of your bloodstream,” she continued.
“Pump and dump” is a term used when women use a breast pump to express milk and then dump it out, sometimes after drinking or taking a medication that isn’t compatible with breastfeeding.
However, it isn’t a quick fix for feeding your baby, Sjoblom cautioned.
“Pumping and dumping the milk does not metabolize alcohol out of your system faster,” she explained to PEOPLE.
Martinez’s Monday post prompted a number of fellow moms to comment on how relatable the moment was, with one writing, “If that isn’t a picture of motherhood, I don’t know what is.”
“Go Bekah! Keep showing us how to be both a powerful woman and awesome mom!” added another.
Jessie James Decker shared a similar photo shortly after welcoming her son Forrest Bradley in March of last year, which showed her holding a wine flute while breastfeeding her then-newborn baby boy.
Fans of the country star were divided in the comments section, with some cheering her on for enjoying herself while breastfeeding (“Love it!!!” said one) as others scolded the singer, asking questions like, “Why is it okay to drink while breastfeeding?”
This article first appeared on PEOPLE.