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| Name: mamal | Date: Apr 15th, 2007 10:59 PM |
| First Congratulations on your new baby boy!!!! & Welcome to the wonderful world of breastfeeding! It sounds like he may be sensitive to caffine. The best site for breastfeeders is kellymom.com. Excellent information. http://www.kellymom.com /health/lifestyle/caffeine.html "Mos t breastfeeding mothers can drink caffeine in moderation. Some babies, particularly those under 6 months, may be more sensitive to mom's caffeine intake. Babies whose mothers avoided caffeine completely during pregnancy seem to react more to caffeine in mom's diet. Even if baby is sensitive to the caffeine now, he may not be when he's a little older -- so if you do have to stop or limit your caffeine intake, you can try again when baby is older. Caffeine is approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics for use in breastfeeding mothers. Per Medications and Mother's Milk (Hale 2002, p. 100-102) caffeine is in Lactation Risk Category L2 (safer); milk levels are quite low (0.06-1.5% of maternal dose) and usually peak 1 hour after ingestion. One study has indicated that chronic coffee drinking might decrease iron content of breastmilk (Nehlig & Debry, 1994). If your baby is sensitive to caffeine, it will typically become less of an issue as baby gets older. Newborns have a much harder time metabolizing caffeine than older infants. Preterm or ill infants might also have more problems with mom's caffeine intake. Half-Life of Caffeine Age Half-Life Newborn 65-130 hours [2.7-5.4 days] 3 - 5 months approx. 14 hours 4-9 months 3-7 hours Adult 3-7 hours References: USP DI 2001, Hale 2002 Is baby sensitive to my caffeine intake? According to the Breastfeeding Answer Book (LLLI 2003, p. 599-600), excessive caffeine consumption by the mother (more than 750 mL per day) can result in a baby who shows signs of caffeine stimulation. "A baby who is being overstimulated by caffeine is a wide-eyed, active, alert baby who doesn't sleep for long. He may also be unusually fussy." If your baby seems particularly wakeful or fussy and there is a significant amount of caffeine in your diet, you might want to cut back or stop the caffeine for 2-3 weeks to see if it makes a difference. If you cut out caffeine, consider decreasing it slowly since abruptly stopping caffeine can result in headaches or other symptoms. If caffeine stimulation is a problem for baby, it may take a few days to a week after mom eliminates caffeine for baby to become less fussy. " ↑ |
| Name: Emma2 | Date: Apr 16th, 2007 12:58 AM |
| i gave up coffee while breastfeeding. i still had soda on occasion and i never noticed a difference ↑ |
| Name: connie | Date: Apr 16th, 2007 1:10 AM |
| thank you so much, that is very usefull info. I never drank caffine while I was pregnant, so I was craving a chai latte so bad yesterday and I guess I paid for it. ↑ |
| Name: LindsayK | Date: Apr 22nd, 2007 4:29 AM |
| I had to give up anything with cocoa in it. It gave my daughter severe raw bum rash. i'm still going through chocolate withdrawel. ↑ |
| Name: precioushh | Date: Apr 27th, 2007 4:59 AM |
| Since it can go through in the breastmilk I tried to avoid it at all costs. I am a HUGE fan of caffeine. I am the kind of person who would have diet coke for breakfast. However, with pregnancy and breastfeeding I completely gave it up. The moment I stopped I popped open a diet coke. lol ↑ |
