Newbie question

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I love my coffee, but I am a first time mom. I have heard from a lot of people that I should avoid drinking coffee.

I would to see what you all think.

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My OBGYN gave me the go ahead to drink 200 mg a day of caffeine and you bet I absolutely did just that! I worked a lot there was no other way I’d make it :rofl: I think if you avoid caffeine it’s overall better for you but I just couldn’t

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My understanding is that 200 mg per day is not harmful to baby, however, baby metabolize caffeine very slow. I also love coffee so I cannot avoid it. What I do is: I drink some coffee right after pumping to make caffeine level in my milk as little as possible.

I was thinking about to avoid caffeine but mom’s happiness is also very important. I may feel headache if no caffeine for a few days.

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I was told 1 cup a day is okay!

but I drink 2 large ice coffees most days from Dunkin :face_with_peeking_eye:

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200 mg of caffeine is okay a day. Which is roughly 2 cups of coffee

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I drink coffee not a lot but I would ask your on also

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You can have 1 cup of coffee a day! I definitely can’t give up coffee.

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I have 4 kids and always drank caffeine while breastfeeding, I’ve stayed within the 200mg sometimes I do go over it but with 4 kids under 6 it’s understandable lol

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I did talk to my doctor. I have a go ahead to drink one cup. Feeling so much better