Coffee while breast feeding?

Hi ladies, I’m EBF my one month old and I’m wondering whether I should be having caffeine at all. Has anyone noticed that it bothers their little one? Ie. makes it harder to settle them down, etc? I usually only have 1-2 cups a day but I just don’t know if I should be cutting it out completely. Any thoughts would be appreciated:)

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Hey Momma, have your coffee! It's fine🙂, especially at just 1-2 regular size cups a day. If you find LO different then you could always experiment and take notes every second day if you have 1 or don't and your LO's behavior

Have the coffee 100000% there’s no effets on the baby when it’s done in moderation.

I have one large cup of coffee every morning. I EBF. It never bothered my girl. You can always experiment. Every baby is different. It could also be the milk or cream in your coffee vs the caffeine. It's all trial and error. 🤷‍♀️

Coffee is fine. I preferred to time mine with feeds for the first six months or so. Just in case, it did bother her. I would drink my coffee while doing the first morning feed.

Hey, my lactation consultant asked me to read this article when I asked her the same question.

https://www.lllc.ca/caffeine-and-breastfeeding

I hope it helps :)

Ive noticed that coffee doesn’t seem to bother my little guy but lactose did so I had to switch the milk out! No more dairy for me 🥲 but I still drink one cup of coffee a day and he seems fine.

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