When I feel down on myself for not getting as much done as other moms I know seem to, I have to remnd myself that other
moms have caffeine.
Not exact matches
Moms can get into a self - perpetuating cycle of drinking a lot of
caffeine to cope with the tiredness of
having an unsettled baby, while the baby is unsettled because they are overstimulated.
CHRISTINE TOTH: So
caffeine would more play a role for the
mom in reducing the headache, but it does transfer into the breast milk.
The best liquid to
have is water of course, but as long as the drinks are not high in
caffeine or sugar, it is fine for
Mom and baby.
However, most
moms don't
have to completely eliminate
caffeine from a diet unless her baby seems especially sensitive to its effects.
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Here's a hint for sleep - deprived,
caffeine - craving
moms: Hold off on indulging until after baby
has nodded off.
If
mom has a baby, she really wants to uptake her intake of water, and pass on
having so much
caffeine.
For
moms who work outside the home, I suggest that you always label any pumped milk that you
have expressed after consuming
caffeine to ensure that the infant is not given this milk right before naptime or bedtime.
Most healthcare professionals and other nursing
moms agree that you should not pump and dump if you
've had caffeine, even if you
've gone over the recommended amount for a day.
Most professionals agree that a nursing
mom should
have no more than 300 mg of
caffeine per day over all combined
caffeine sources.
The researchers found no evidence that
mom's
caffeine consumption during pregnancy
had any effect on children.
Here's the list: Coffee, Chocolate (both for
caffeine), Alcohol (c» mon, you don't want to give your baby a buzz), Broccoli (and other «gassy foods» like beans, couliflower, etc.), Spicy Foods (like jalapenos and so on; incidentally not all babies
have a problem so just exclude if fussiness seems to occur), Garlic (also a taste issue for baby possibly), Fish (same as during pregnancy, mercury happens), Citrus (apparently can irritate their new little gastrointestinal system), Peppermint and Parsley (used to halt milk supply so use sparingly), Peanuts / Tree Nuts (high - allergen food passes to baby), Corn (high allergen), Shellfish (high allergen), Egg (possibly egg white allergen), Soy (food allergen), Wheat (especially if
mom or dad is allergic), and of course Milk and Dairy (for, you guessed it, food allergen).
doses (which the doctor says
has anti-histamine properties, and led her to suspect that's why it was effective, but the PPI not); the traditional GERD triggers such as
caffeine, acidic food, and the like didn't affect me; and my
mom had celiac disease proper.