Consumption of caffeine during breastfeeding
Many women during pregnancy stop drinking coffee, either by their own decision not to drink exciting drinks; Well because it causes them nausea. However, when the baby has arrived, the question arises as to whether or not we can take our coffee in the morning and after eating; especially if we are t
Many women during pregnancy stop drinking coffee, either by their own decision not to drink exciting drinks; Well because it causes them nausea. However, when the baby has arrived, the question arises as to whether or not we can take our coffee in the morning and after eating; especially if we are those who suffer "insomnia imposed by our babies."
Caffeine and lactation
The American Pediatric Association considers caffeine as a safe beverage for breastfeeding. However, everything is relative; that is, the side effects of the mother's intake of caffeine, present in coffee, infusions, soft drinks etc, such as insomnia, nervousness, light sleep on the part of the baby will depend on the dose ingested and the susceptibility of the child, there are very sensitive babies and those that a minimum intake affects right away, and there are those who tolerate well even large amounts ingested by their mother.
Once we drink a caffeinated beverage, it immediately passes into the milk; and there is a peak around the hour-and-a-half hour since ingestion. It is estimated that an infant can reach between 7-10% of the amount ingested by the mother. The metabolism during the first 4 months of life is much slower in babies than in adults, thereafter equals. This means that the caffeine in the smallest and premature babies stays longer in blood produc, producing the effects that we have already mentioned before.How much coffee can I drink so it does not harm the baby?
The recommended amount of caffeine in both pregnancy and lactation is
300mg / day maximum . That would be equivalent to about 2-3 cups a day of a coffee prepared at home; always depending on the size of the cup, and the amount of coffee we put.With these amounts, in principle
we would not have adverse effects evident in babies ; with which moderate consumption is relatively safe during pregnancy and lactation.However, as we said before, every baby is a world; and there are very susceptible, in which irritability and insomnia are evidenced with little coffee; and there are others who tolerate it better. Nobody better than the mother to know her son, with what as we always say
should prevail common sense in all areas of parenting.
