I've been doing very poorly at "sleeping when baby sleeps" and feeling soo tired. I'm not a regular coffee drinker (though I do drink tea and Coke here & there). I've been SO TEMPTED to have a few shots of our Nespresso, but worried about the caffeine affecting K? Did/Do you drink coffee while BF'ing? If not, what else do you do to keep yourself awake and going?
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I do. I was actually drinking it while Breastfeeding today. I tired cutting it and didn't notice a difference in LO's sleep. I generally only do about a cup a day.
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I had to cut it b/c P is intolerant to the coffee (not the caffeine but the coffee itself). Had she not I would TOTALLY be drinking coffee still! lol
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i do. I have since he was a newborn. I drink just one cup every morning. I think it's ok as long as you don't notice it affecting her.
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No, but I drink Diet Coke.
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The pediatrician we saw in the hospital told me to go ahead and keep drinking caffeine in moderation unless I noticed it affecting the baby. I have, on average, two cups of coffee a day and it's never affected her sleep.
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i have a cup every morning. i used to have two and only cut it save the calories i was getting from cream and sugar! sometimes when i really need that second cup, i have it though. so i basically don't limit my caffeine intake any more than i would if i wasn't breastfeeding.
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I stopped drinking caffeinated coffee in the first trimester, but I do have a decafe here and there. LO is 9.5 months now so I'm sure I could start again but we'll be NTNP soon anyways so I might aswell keep this up.
I found eating and drinking enough helped me stay awake and alert...I ate a ton those first few months! -
I drink 2 or so cups of coffee a day. I have never noticed any issue with LO's sleep. He's a great sleeper at night and doesn't nap well. I pump during work so initially I worried about him getting the caffeinated milk before bed, but never had a problem no matter milk he got.
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I drink 1-2 cups of coffee a day and it doesn't affect Lo. I drank some while pregnant as well.
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I gave up coffee while I was pregnant but I was really craving it by the end. I was worried that I messed it up for myself because she wouldn't be used to barely any caffeine. I started with a cup of tea and she was fine, then I went to a half cup of coffee and she was fine. Now I have a cup whenever I feel like it and I haven't noticed any ill effects.
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once a month only--otherwise it keeps baby up at night,
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Yep one cup a day and I see no affects in LO. Some days I will also have a coke zero or tea with lunch
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Thanks for all the tips. Yeah, I've kept up my regular drinking of tea throughout the pregnancy. When I tried quitting it I got migraines. I might just have to test out a shot of Nespresso at 5am - that's the most brutal hour so far!
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Heck yes! I need my coffee more now than ever! One cup a day makes me happy.
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@Mrsjets: Woah! Not relevant to coffee thread, but NTNP! Go, you. I'm nowhere near ready yet
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I had 1 cup a day in the morning right after I had pumped (I EP'd).
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