If you BF and/or EP

supermom83 · October 2011

Do you drink soda? Coffee?

I drink about 2 diet cokes a day, hate that I do that but I am totally addicted. Please tell me I'm not the only one..

jkchs2003 · October 2011

I do, but I try to keep it to one drink. Meaning a "tall" at startbucks/other coffee shop, a glass at a resturant (I will tell them to bring me water after that instead of refilling my glass). There have been time I have indulged though.

62406 · October 2011

You're not alone. I barely had any caffeine while pregnant and now I can't get enough, especially Diet Coke (it's the devil). I EP, so I usually have my caffeine at lunch after I have done my pumping and hope that a good share of it is out of my system before I pump when I get home.

kimbo1216 · October 2011

I generally go caffeine free but more out of habit from being pregnant.

I still have sweet tea and chocolate though.

Brooklyn2577 · October 2011

Yes. I drink1-2 cups of coffee a day and usually some other soda.

MommaG123 · October 2011

Yep. I don't really limit it at all.

I have 1-2 cups of coffee in the morning and may or may not have a diet soda during the day depending on if we eat out (we don't keep it in the house).

luvbeingmom · October 2011

I drink an iced venti white mocha probably 4-5 times a week.

I have diet coke, maybe once or twice a week

I drink a green tea everyday as well

There's never been any noticeable changes in lo when I do drink caffeine.

But I also never cut it out while pg either. Never have with any of my kids.

MommaA117 · October 2011

I do. Not a ton though.

KYBABY2011 · October 2011

I drink coke if we are out. If it's a rough night, then I'll definitely have a coke or two if we are running errands. At home I'm trying to limit because of calories not caffeine. all is fine in moderation in my opinion.

mesr · October 2011

no, i don't. but that has nothing to do with breastfeeding. caffeine gives me the jitters, and i don't like to keep soda in the house.

Turtle143 · October 2011

i had 2 weeks where I had a grande of whatever special they were having almost every day. I always had only 1/2 or 1 shot of coffee in there though.

I don't drink soda at all, not due to BF though. I just don't like them.

Sazhrah · October 2011

I drink a lot of caffeinated drinks and chocolate. DS still sleeps great and no fussiness.

bunnymama625 · October 2011

I had a mountain dew the other day

I figured if it had a crazy affect on her, daycare would have to deal with it-- had to have just one!!

SarahP15 · October 2011

I haven't consumed caffeine regularly for about 15 years now so nope, no pop or coffee for me. But that was no change from before Wink

MammaBear81 · October 2011

I try to limit myself to one soda per day, sometimes I have none, but I will rarely go over two. We purposely buy cans instead of two liter bottles so I know when to stop!

Debbie0580 · October 2011

i have one cup of coffee every morning and a pepsi maybe 1-2 times a week. thats up from when i was pregnant where i had coffee about 4 times a week and no pepsi - couldn't stand the taste of it while pregnant.

nativemama12 · October 2011

Sazhrah:
I drink a lot of caffeinated drinks and chocolate. DS still sleeps great and no fussiness.

same here! I drink about 2 cups of coffee everyday and always drink sweet tea, haha. LO sleeps like she always has, I've never attributed her fussiness to caffeine....

mari_gold · October 2011

I drink coffee occasionally and have a diet coke almost every day. It's my vice. I haven't noticed any effect on Gabby, or I'd stop. (Zack was super sensitive to caffeine/chocolate and I had to eliminate them entirely while breastfeeding.)

march2008 · October 2011

I gave up soda once I found out I was pregnant and I still don't drink it now that I'm breastfeeding. There are just too many bizarre chemicals in soda so I think both DD and I are better off without them. I very rarely will have a cup of decaf coffee as a treat if we're having breakfast out in a restaurant.

mamajanna28 · October 2011

I have a soda and at least one cup of coffee each day. To be honest, I really haven't changed my diet at all while BF.

kas80 · October 2011

I am a Dr. Pepper addict, I drank two cans a day all the way through my pregnancy too. I have only had one cup of coffee though. It has a ton more caffeine and I could definitely see a difference in Caroline's behavior.

LexGator · October 2011

I have a cup of coffee in the morning. I will have a couple of diet sodas during the week, but I get caffeine free if I can.

magnoliablossom00 · October 2011

I had zero caffeine while pregnant- none! It drove me insane! I ended up having to buy decaf coffee b/c I couldn't stand it! Ha. I feel like I deserve it now! Stick out tongue

I EP, so I plan my caffeine around my pump times. My LC and breastfeeding class coach told me that caffeine is fine while BFing as long as you try to time it correctly. I believe they said it would show up in milk 20-90 minutes after drinking. I wait 2 - 3 full hours just in case.

Other than the timing, I don't limit caffeine at all.

Telly21182 · October 2011

I drink decaf coffee and 1 regular soda a day. However, this isn't any different than PP though - I've never needed caffeine for an extra boost - I need extreme temps. Occasionally PP I'd drink a 5 hour energy or SF Red Bull on the weekends but I won't do that while EPing... if I ever really need to I'll use my freezer stash!

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