[RachelS]

Hello ~

I was wondering if I can drink caffeine while breastfeeding and if so how would I time it? Thank you!

Many Blessings ~ Rachel

 

[Canadianmommax3]

i think only a small small amount gets in the breast milk.
http://www.kellymom.com/health/lifestyle/caffeine.html

 

[wombatclay]

Different babes seem to react differently to caffeine...some mamas find they can drink coffee and other caffeinated drinks all day without impacting their nurslings, while other mamas find that even a little piece of chocolate can make their babe fussy or wakeful.

So if you're just adding back caffeine then maybe go slow to see how your nursling reacts?

 

[mamaofalex]

I drink about a half a cup of coffee shortly after our morning mega-session. I figure that the effects of caffeine wear off before we nurse or I pump again. I think PP is right -- just pay attention to how your DC reacts and adjust accordingly.

 

[babygrant]

i thought ds reacted to caffeine but after trial and error i realized he reacted to carbonated drinks and didnt matter if they had caffeine.

 

[Tonia80]

I have a couple glasses of cola a day (a bad habit I have been weanig myself from for awhile) and I DID notice DS was effected by it when I drank more than that and he was an infant but I was drinkingabout 6 cupsd a day. I think in moderation it is fine.

 

[Jazzmin]

I just wanted to say my baby is cranky w/o his AM coffee

I have noticed that if I drink coffee in the PM my DS stays awake longer. So I have to avoid it in the PM if I want him to sleep at night.

 

[aja-belly]

my ds has always seemed sensitive to caffiene. he sleeps very restlessly, and will even wake up in the middle of the night to play.

sometimes i have something early in the morning, but he has like a 5 hour block from the time he gets up until after lunch where he doesn't nurse (i think due to the like 2 hour nursing session while we both try to stay asleep a little longer

).

 

[BecBayGrayMad]

I can drink Caffine with my sons it never has bothered them. But I also dont' drink a lot. I have one soda a day...I know soda is not good for you but it is my thing once my little ones have gone to bed!