AIBU?
Red bull and breastfeeding
NightOwl19 · 28/03/2021 08:30
Posting here for traffic so apologies.
I have a 5 week old baby who is EBF, she had a horrific night sleep last night and I'm desperate for a red bull, online some things say yes one is fine and other pages say no. So I'm turning to the wisedom of MN
SidSparrow · 28/03/2021 08:32
I wouldn't. With my first I drank a few coffees and had no issues. 2nd baby, drank a few coffees and she screamed and screamed. Then I thought - oops might be the caffeine. So I cut back to one in the morning and the screaming stopped. I'm utterly ashamed when I think about how stupid I was... Red Bull is pretty high in caffine so I would probably leave it.
NightOwl19 · 28/03/2021 08:37
Argh I thought not that's why I haven't had one and I don't want to do anything that will cause upset to the baby. My partner is brilliant and will take her but I find it impossible to sleep in the day regardless of how tired I am and with other DC in the house it's like mission impossible.
mindutopia · 28/03/2021 09:26
Does caffeine affect your baby? Personally I had probably 2 cups of coffee a day every day while bf. It never affected mine. Actually, he slept great, much better than my ff baby. Red Bull (I think?) had other things in it besides caffeine which I might avoid (guarana?). But I wouldn’t hesitate to have a coffee, which has about the same amount of caffeine. If it bothers your baby, just don’t have more tomorrow.
Sansaplans · 28/03/2021 11:27
@mindutopia
As long as you are within the recommended limits caffeine is fine. No wonder so many people struggle through breastfeeding (which is already tough) when they make it harder for themselves. Of course it's personal choice whether you want to have caffeine or not, it's understandable if not, but a reasonable amount of caffeine is fine.
NightOwl19 · 28/03/2021 13:02
I have managed without it but after a rougher then normal night today I'm shattered and would murder one.
It is within the limits of the recommended amount of caffeine you can have but I don't want to risk having a worse night tonight because of it
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