Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi slammed for drinking wine while bottle-feeding baby

Nicole Polizzi, aka Snooki in the reality TV show Jersey Shore has been criticised on Instagram for posting a photo of her drinking wine while nursing her baby.

Nicole Polizzi, aka Snooki in reality TV show 'Jersey Shore' has been criticised on Instagram for posting a photo of her drinking wine while breastfeeding. Picture: MTV.

“Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi took heat for sipping wine while bottle-feeding her baby in a viral Instagram post Saturday — but shot back at haters that she’s feeding her kids by the book.

According to the New York Post, Polizzi, 31, posted a photo to Instagram depicting her sipping a glass of red wine while cradling 2-month-old son Angelo, who has a plastic milk bottle sticking out of his mouth.

Snooki from Jersey Shore posted this pic to her Instagram account of drinking wine while bottle feeding her baby. Picture: Instagram

“‘What’s mom life like with 2 kids and a newborn?’ THIS. #MomJuice #ImAGoodMomISwear,” she captioned the snap.

Polizzi is also mom to Lorenzo, 6, and Giovanna, 4, with husband Jionni LaValle.

Many commenters cheered the reality TV star’s ability to juggle child-rearing and personal relaxation, but some users implied this made her a bad mom.

“You not supposed to drink alcohol if you breastfeeding your baby,” one wrote.

That provoked phalanx of Polizzi’s fans to come to her defence.

“looking at the photo I could affirm she’s not breastfeeding her baby,” one person responded.

“your (sic) fine 💕 drink away . your baby is beautiful & so are you 💕,” another wrote.

Polizzi had her own reply to the troll.

Snooki hit back at an Instagram troll who criticised her for drinking while nursing her new baby. Picture: Instagram

“[Y]ou’re not a mom. I allow myself to have a few glasses once a week to stay sane with 3 kids. I do what’s necessary to clean my milk for my baby. Let a mawma live and keep being 17,” she wrote.

It was not immediately clear when Polizzi pumped the milk in question.

Alcohol can, indeed, enter breast milk, according to the US Centers for Disease Control.

“Alcohol levels are usually highest in breast milk 30-60 minutes after an alcoholic beverage is consumed and can be generally detected in breast milk for about 2-3 hours per drink after it is consumed,” according to the agency.

Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi (third from right) was one of the housemates in “Jersey Shore”. Picture: Supplied

“Generally, moderate alcohol consumption by a breastfeeding mother (up to 1 standard drink per day) is not known to be harmful to the infant, especially if the mother waits at least 2 hours after a single drink before nursing.”

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.