Caffeine?

jenosm · February 2016

I have one cup of coffee a day usually between 7-8 am I am EBF and my daughter hits her fussy time about 6-8 at night and is wide awake and super fussy until about 10. So my husband is trying to get me to try cutting out my morning coffee because he read that it can take 12 hours to get to baby. Well I think she's just purple crying everyday and that my coffee has nothing to do with it. Have any of you ladies had any experience cutting out caffeine or thoughts on if it could be affecting her that late in the day? I don't know if I can survive without that morning coffee! and with my DS I drank 3 cups a day and never had a problem. I think my husband is just fishing for anything to get her to not have that fussy time every day.

Mizuiro007 · February 2016

Kellymom has a great article on caffeine while breastfeeding and explains about it having such a long half life. I have ADHD and rely pretty heavily on caffeine to function. I try to limit my intake but started thinking DD was having issues. I cut it out for three weeks and established it was not the caffeine. So I've continued to drink it.

The only way you can tell is to experiment. If you can't cut it out, maybe try changing what time you drink it and see if that changes her behavior.

dec15mum · February 2016

Will be following as I'm a fan of my coffee

jenosm · February 2016

Hhhmm I suppose I could try drinking a cup later if the afternoon but I would hate to have an awake baby after a night feed

LaceyH13 · February 2016

I found my baby was really sensitive to it. I drank a large Coke from Sonic one day when he was about 4 weeks old. I swear he didn't sleep for 3 days. I think it depends on the baby. As they get older they can deal with a little bit of caffeine better. I might try it again after he is 3 months, though still limiting. Can you try it for a few days and if it doesn't make any difference at least he will stop talking about it?

laurabwalker · February 2016

I LOVE coffee but I started drinking one cup decaf a day instead because my LO has the purple crying issue as well as I was desperate for it to stop, so I cut out everything that could hurt it possibly. LO cries less but still fights her sleep in the afternoon, which can leads to some crying but not as much (suspect that is because she is 7 weeks though that's helping the crying). Long story short I'm not sure that the one cup really made much of a difference and i will drink it again probably when she's three months

phillipsbr · February 2016

I get him being desperate! I couldn't live without my coffee either, I have to convince myself one cup is enough

My dr told me that it doesn't affect the baby at all-just keep it to a reasonable amount. She said some moms swear their kid is crazy after they have a cup of coffee then BF but that there's no proof behind it.

phillipsbr · February 2016

There's always half-caff too!!

kdoak2015 · February 2016

I personally don't notice any difference. I'm 2-3 coffees a day and Diet Coke a few times also.
I think we all like to self diagnose a "fussing" baby but really babies fuss. My DH likes to say she has gas issues but she's fine he just can't sooth her unless he's shoving food in her mouth but doesn't realize sometimes there are other ways/ other things she needs.

Court11152325 · February 2016

I was worried about caffeine. I don't drink coffee, but I do drink tea. I didn't notice a difference to sleep, but it made her a little more gassy (because everything good in life makes her gassy).

https://kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastfeed/lifestyle/caffeine/

angelicac06 · February 2016

I drink 1 cup (Keurig 8 oz) every day during his first nap and my son sleeps a one long stretch of 7-9 hours followed by another 1-3 every night. He cat naps all day. Used to nap twice for 50 mins along with his cat naps, lately its several 30 min ones. I've been drinking my 1 cup since the hospital. I make sure not to drink any other caffeinated beverage for the rest of the day.

ATolentino89 · February 2016

I drink one cup in the morning and one cup in the afternoon. I only drink water besides that and LO has not been effected. I also had one cup a day while pregnant so maybe he's just used to it.

jenEP · February 2016

I drink 2-3 cups per day. I was worried about it but after talking with my pediatrician, I realized the crying was normal and likely not at all related to my coffee intake. Most research I could find also supports this. Many babies are fussy and it peaks at 6-8 weeks regardless of diet. It sucks but it likely has nothing to do with you!! My DD has been fussy, but it has drastically decreased in the last 2 weeks.

relizabethp · February 2016

My pediatrician told me a cup a day is fine but I was also enjoying chocolate during the day (specifically no bake coconut chocolate cookies) . Since chocolate also has caffeine I was consuming too much , so the Drs told me I can have one or the other...so I eliminated chocolate. I would make sure that you aren't putting caffeine in your body another way. If you aren't than I would think you are ok.

oregonmommy-2 · February 2016

I drank one cup everyday while I was pregnant. I still drink one sometimes two a day and I don't feel my baby is affected. I already gave up wine there's no way I can give up coffee to!! Lol

dmendo01 · February 2016

I think if you did while pregnant you're good to go. I read some babies are more sensitive but if exposed to caffeine in the womb then one cup of coffee they should be ok. I do a small soda or tea daily and can't tell a difference whether I do or don't drink it she sleeps the same

taysun · February 2016

I have 1-2 cups of coffee a day and sometimes a soda as well. I don't notice a difference unless I overdo it and have like 6 caffeinated beverages. I once drank a 2 liter soda without thinking and that was rough.

BP1979 · February 2016

I think most babies are fussy in the late afternoon / evening. I wouldn't worry about the caffeine if you're only having one cup. Of course, take a look at the size of your cup... A cup is 8 oz, but a lot of coffee cups hold way more than that... My husband will have "just one cup" but it's actually 3 or 4 cups because he fills the travel mug!

blended10 · February 2016

Wild fing horses couldn't take my coffee away. My hubby has a new theory everyday why dd cries at night - they mean well.

groovylocks · February 2016

So three days ago i gave up coffee. Olive started getting really sick in the stomach and my first line of defense was to eliminate cow's milk from my diet. Swing and hit and she's fine now.

Unfortunately i can't drink coffee black and I HATE soy milk. So I had to give up coffee along with the milk.

Despite the fact that i have been cripplingly exhausted for two days now, Olive's stomach is better. And something else I noticed. Olive is always easy to settle at night compared to a lot of babies. But she WOULD get very hyperactive in the evening. Since eliminating coffee, the hyperactivity has stopped and she is even easier to settle (usually takes about 10 minutes to get her into bed now - and she doesn't wake up, cry and need to be re-settled now. She would typically go to bed, need to be resettled, go to bed again before she was down for good.)

Whether that's caffeine or not, i'm not sure.

Peanut1128 · February 2016

@groovylocks you could try almond milk. I get the vanilla unsweetened one and it's delicious! I am not a soy fan either.

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