if accustomed to drink coffee, don't drink a day just feels nothing less. However, for women who recently gave birth, breastfeeding women can drink coffee?
Did not sleep all night because the baby is sick, crying endlessly, or simply provide breast milk, will certainly make mom feel sleepy in the morning or the afternoon. The eye becomes red and heavy, but unfortunately, a lot of work in the office or home to be completed. Caffeinated coffee has become an easy way out for regardless of drowsiness. But often the question, can a woman nursing a cup of coffee? Safe is on the baby?
Influence of Caffeine against Breastfeeding Women and Babies
Breastfeeding women turned out to be drinking coffee containing caffeine. However, the amount should be limited, alias should not be exaggerated. Why? When caffeine enters the bloodstream women breastfeed less than one percent will get into breast milk. The amount of caffeine in breast milk will accumulate several hours after consumption.While the baby's body has not been able to break down and get rid of the caffeine easily, because the kidneys and his liver is not yet well developed and perfect. As a result, caffeine may be piled up in the steam. This could make the baby became fussy and hard to sleep. The younger the age of the baby, the longer time it takes to remove the caffeine from the body. If your baby is already nine months old, he was able to remove the caffeine from the body the same ways as adults.
Meanwhile, women who suffer breast feeding disorders blood circulation (Raynaud's disease) are advised to avoid caffeine altogether. This disease is caused by a narrowing of the blood vessels to make the fingers, toes, and other body parts feel cold and like many needles punctured due to lack of blood. Caffeine can aggravate narrowing to make nursing activity felt painful. This is because the likelihood of breast nipple feels like on the skewer pierce.
The Amount of Caffeine is Safe
Many experts recommend that nursing women limit caffeine intake to avoid exceeding 300 milligrams per day. Drinking more than two or three cups coffee a day can cause the mother, the baby, or even both of them became irritable, restless, cranky, and sleeplessness.But remember, it's not just coffee containing caffeine. Caffeine is also found in tea, energy drinks, cola and chocolate. The amount of the caffeine in foods and beverages that ever.
- One can of drink cola (354 ml) contains about 40 mg caffeine
- 50 gram chocolate: up to 50 mg
- One can of energy drink: up to 80 mg
- One cup tea: 75 mg
- One cup of instant coffee: 100 mg
- One cup of filter coffee: 140 mg
There is nothing that prohibits a woman nursing a cup of coffee, the origin is not excessive. However, if the mother felt hesitant or afraid to drink coffee will harm the baby, the mother can drink plain water, fruit juice (no more than one glass of 150 ml per day), herbal teas (check in advance the content of superiority), or tea and coffee without the caffeine.
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