Accidentally drank coffee - breastfeeding

[Reelaa]

So I didn't even ask for a decaf, I asked for a hot chocolate. I'm laughing at how stupid this is and how I didn't realise. DP ordered the new choc orange hot chocolate for me and the quality street latte for him from costa and gave me the wrong one. They give you an actual piece of chocolate orange to eat with it so I ate that first and then tasted the drink, so thought it tasted of chocolate orange and didn't question it as the latte was obviously sweet and flavoured too. I was driving also so wasn't paying too much attention to it till I got home and said I thought it tasted like coffee. By that point I had drank 3/4 of it and it was a large. I'm more impressed how DP didn't realise he was drinking an orange chocolate hot chocolate and not coffee 😂.

Anyway I'm breastfeeding my 6 week old and have only had one real coffee since he was born and that resulted in him screaming all evening that night like he had colic so I guessed the coffee was to blame. He sleeps so badly anyway and I've only had 3 hours sleep the last 2 nights so I'm dreading what it's going to do to him tonight. Other than chocolate I've pretty much avoided caffeine. I'm laughing at myself now but I'll probably be crying later 🙈🙈🙈. Just waiting for him to wake up and it to kick in now 😩.

[Newjez]

@AmandaHoldensLips

Just have a nice little nip of brandy in your hot chocolate later and creep into bed with baby. You will both sleep like little tots.

Don't do this!!!!!

You shouldn't sleep in the same bed as baby, and you shouldn't ever sleep in the same bed as baby after alcohol.

That's how babies die.

Do not do this.

I also think it's a bit risky, and probably ok illegal driving with a hot drink.

[saywhatwhatnow]

I'm breastfeeding and have at least two coffees a day. I wouldn't survive with a toddler and baby without it. My DS seems fine, not a brilliant sleeper but I'm pretty sure that's nothing to do with the coffee I drink!

[JanetPudding]

Glad it was ok. Like others I drink as much coffee as I want - not tonnes but some - and I've been bf 2.5yrs. While pregnant there recommended limit means you can have one Costa-type coffee or two instant coffees or five cups of tea a day. So one Costa coffee is fine even if you stick with the pregnancy recommendation.

[Parkandride]

Glad you had a better night

[FippertyGibbett]

It will be fine, I had one coffee a day when breastfeeding and so no difference.

[SnuggyBuggy]

Enjoy your caffeine OP

[Clockstop]

I've been eating a four food ted for months breastfeeding my severely allergic Ds but I still have a black coffee in the morning.

[Reelaa]

Well no crying and a bit more sleep than last night so no harm done 😊

[Dinocan]

I remember reading something not that long ago (recently stopped b/feeding) that said there was actually no evidence that caffeine can get into your breastmilk from normal coffee/tea consumption. Remember it’s going into your gut and being metabolised by you first! It’s actually pretty nuts how women are made to believe all sorts of daft things about breastfeeding, like eating lentils and broccoli will give your baby wind etc. Same with alcohol, the amount you’d have to drink before your breastmilk is mildly alcoholic would kill you. Surely it’s a similar scenario with caffeine?

[Reelaa]

@PinkDaffodil2 not to avoid, just limit. I'm only going off my previous experience and presuming the caffeine affected him as I've limited it so much during pregnancy and since he was born!

[letsmakethetea]

You can drink coffee (and alcohol!) as normal whilst breastfeeding. The previous event was a bad coincidence! Enjoy a nice big latte guilt-free tomorrow

[PinkDaffodil2]

Is there any actual advice to avoid caffeine while breastfeeding? I’ve been drinking loads of tea and coffee, never noticed an effect on DD who is 16 months.

[doadeer]

I had a gin in the bath most nights too!

[borntobequiet]

I drank coffee as normal when breastfeeding. I also drank alcohol on occasion. No problems.

[CheesePleaseLoueese]

@doadeer

God I drank coffees multiple daily when breastfeeding. I'm sure OK.

#doadeer me too

[FTEngineerM]

I have at least one a day and my 5mo.
I did always have had one per day during pregnancy too though, that was much less than usually 3-4.

[m0therofdragons]

I was advised to drink coffee after cs as it helps with constipation. One or two coffees is fine!

[Reelaa]

I would love to drink coffee again so if he sleeps ok tonight I will put the last crying episode down to something else! I will keep you update as to how our night goes 😂

[PleasantVille]

@doadeer

God I drank coffees multiple daily when breastfeeding. I'm sure OK.

Me too!

I didn't even know you weren't meant to, my DC had no Ill effects

[Nosnogginginthekitchen]

Sorry but newborns just have bad nights. Unless in the case of true allergies - or you eating/drinking a bloody shit tonne of something - it is very unlikely anything you consume will affect your baby much.

6 weeks is one of the classic development leaps. There's another at 8 and then 12, then you'll be safe until about 16 weeks when it starts all over again. Just try and roll with the punches, you'll be reet x

[AmandaHoldensLips]

Just have a nice little nip of brandy in your hot chocolate later and creep into bed with baby. You will both sleep like little tots.

[SleepySheepy]

Don't worry! I drank coffee every day with my youngest for over 2 years and it had zero impact. Hopefully that first time was just a coincidence.
Us mums need a bit of caffeine to survive!

[smeerf]

If it's anything like alcohol you'd have to drink buckets of coffee for any caffeine to be present in your breast milk. I drink loads of coffee and my baby is almost permanently napping! I think you might have just been unlucky last time.

[Reelaa]

To be honest sleep can't get much worse at the minute so fingers crossed I don't notice any difference

[doadeer]

God I drank coffees multiple daily when breastfeeding. I'm sure OK.