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Breastfeeding moms and caffeine

KatetheGreat79KatetheGreat79 member
edited December 2013 in July 2013 Moms
How much caffeine do you drink a day? Do you feel it affects your baby at all?
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Breastfeeding moms and caffeine 120 votes

I drink so much I lose count and don't notice any ill effects with LO
22% 27 votes
I limit my caffeine because I noticed it affected my LO
7% 9 votes
I drink a limited amount but not because it affects my LO
65% 78 votes
I drink a ton a day and am starting to think I should cut down
5% 6 votes
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  • KatetheGreat79KatetheGreat79 member
    I voted for the last one. I drink SO MUCH every day just to function. It recently occurred to me this may be a bad idea for LO. Curious what others do. 
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  • je2161je2161 member
    I drink a limited amount but mostly because too much caff makes me jittery. I usually opt for decaf.

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  • je2161je2161 member
    Wanted to add that I drink hot and iced tea like crazy so I do get some caff that way too.

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  • queenbonequeenbone member
    I voted for the first one. I drink tea like it is my job, and since it has less caffeine I don't worry about it. Also DD sleeps great at night. I usually have to wake her up to nurse because I can't wait any longer/need to get the boys ready for school.

    She spits up a ton, if I though there was any correlation b/w tea and barf I would cut it out no problem.
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  • DenverBride2005DenverBride2005 member
    About 1 cup of coffee in the morning--sometimes, but rarely, I will have an afternoon cup if I am really exhausted.
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  • weaslewamweaslewam member
    I drink about 1 cup daily. And I love it. It's my morning treat! I try to keep it low cal too, just one packet of sugar, no cream. If it's my birthday or something I'll get a fun coffee like a latte or something :)
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  • ceechieceechie member
    I have 2 cups in the am, and maybe a third or a chai around 3-4 if needed. The girls seem ok. They'd probably be better if I slowed my roll, but then I think I would go into a coma.
    And my mugs are huge.
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  • redhead610redhead610 member
    I have always had 1 cup of regular coffee in the morning. Occasionally I will have a second caffeinated beverage, but never late in the afternoon, because otherwise I would be awake all night.
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  • martyn17martyn17 member
    At most, I drink a cup of coffee in the morning and a diet coke at lunch.
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  • missyjgmissyjg member
    PrimRoseMama said:

    Limit? Coffee? But WHY?

    Well said!!

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  • Pink724Pink724 member
    I usually have 2 Keurig cups of DD coffee in the morning and one soda during the day.  I've played around with limiting/increasing the caffeine and it doesn't seem to affect LO (at least not enough for me to notice).  I mostly don't drink more because I try to drink water instead.
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  • equinusequinus member
    I limited caffeine when pregnant to 1-2 cups, now DH and I split a pot of coffee in the morning, and most days I have an afternoon diet coke or keurig cup of coffee, so yeah, no limits, and haven't noticed a problem.
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  • KatetheGreat79KatetheGreat79 member
    Ok I am loving that so many of you drink loads of caffeine! Makes me feel better about my habit! :D
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  • babyk1228babyk1228 member
    I drink a couple glasses of sweet tea a day but that's about it so not a lot of caffeine. I limit it because I thought caffeine could reduce your BM supply though, maybe because its a diuretic and could dehydrate you? Another one of those things I read somewhere but have no idea where. Anyone else heard that before?
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  • jackson290721jackson290721 member
    Haha I drink up to a 2 liter a day.
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