will I have to give up caffeine?

[justkitty]

Does the caffeine tjat you drink have an effect on the baby? I don't want a wired baby but I may also need the caffeine to get through with baby & toddler lol

 

[optimistic1]

I have no idea if it has affects it always gave my lo gas so I gave it up..plus were supposed to stay hydrated so I try to drink water.

 

[justkitty]

Yeah water is always the better option. I've cut down on caffeine in pregnancy ie one cup of tea a day and the occasional pepsi max (can't seem to not have it at all but trying) and I just want to prepare myself this time.

 

[optimistic1]

Don't feel bad when I was pregnant I would treat myself to a caffeine drink for doing so good without it lol.

But now I can't do that unless I want to deal with lo crying and not sleeping..

I wouldn't think it would hype them up but maybe it depends on how much caffeine you drink.

Hopefully someone on here knows better than me!

 

[summer rain]

Most babies are not affected by caffeine at all as it doesn't easily pass through the milk you'd have to drink about 7 strong cups of coffee before any tangible amount of caffeine passed through. With my second youngest he was always full of beans and I did wonder if it was caffeine however I gave up caffeine for three weeks when he was about one due to a diet I was on and it made no difference, he was still hyper as ever I came to realise it was just how he was xx

 

[misspriss]

Most babies are not affected by caffeine at all as it doesn't easily pass through the milk you'd have to drink about 7 strong cups of coffee before any tangible amount of caffeine passed through.

^ WSS

You can drink much more caffeine when breastfeeding than when pregnant. I recently gave it up myself though (for other reasons), and my LO seems MORE gassy. (Probably the healthier eating that I am doing...)

 

[CatherineK]

I've drank 2-4 cups a day while breastfeeding my three, they never had an issue with it