Comments on: Chocolate and Caffeine Okay for Nursing Mothers?

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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:17:04 +0000

[...] snack of breastmilk, thank you for asking. Chocolate is not for my toddler, but it’s okay for nursing moms in moderation. (By the way, I’m not sure about the irony here, but when I gave my toddler her choice of [...]

By: Myths about Breastfeeding and Foods a Nursing Mother Can and Cannot Eat

Myths about Breastfeeding and Foods a Nursing Mother Can and Cannot Eat — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:04:27 +0000

[...] source of guidance for what a nursing mother should or should not eat. Some babies are bothered by chocolate or coffee (and other sources of caffeine) in a mother’s diet, but many are not. Garlic and spicy foods [...]

By: Tania Villalon

Tania Villalon — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:01:14 +0000

I have been avoiding foods to avoid irritaiting my daughter’s belly but today i fell into temptation and had sushi, nothing happened and I felt so satisfied i even produced more milk, even so that my baby slept thru the whole night!!! Endorphins what a wonderful thing!!!!!

By: Breastfeeding 1-2-3 » Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods: When, What and How?

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:04:17 +0000

[...] mother has been eating a varied diet of flavorful foods (following the general rule of everything in moderation), the baby has enjoyed those flavors in the breast milk [...]

By: Babylune » The Fifth Healthy & Fit Family Carnival

Babylune » The Fifth Healthy & Fit Family Carnival — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:00:05 +0000

[...] There is a mini-theme on coffee this week. Worldwide Success thinks we should just give it up while Sickle’s Insight explains just how decaffinated coffee gets that way. Breastfeeding1-2-3 says a little coffee and a little chocolate are OK for breastfeeding mothers. Wisdom of Healing wonders if we should be taking medications for conditions that are just part of women’s lives. [...]

By: angela

angela — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 18:37:51 +0000

You are right about peanuts and it’s particularly important for those with a family history of allergies/peanut allergies to avoid peanuts. The reaction can be so severe.

I have heard of waiting until children are three to give them peanut butter, but I already give it to my two-year-old straight occasionally. Not worried so much about passing tiny amounts through the breast milk at this age!

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 13:36:18 +0000

I don’t worry about caffeine while I’m nursing, but I do worry about peanuts and nut products, so Reeces should be off my list, anyway.

“Babies susceptible to severe peanut allergy may be at risk from the potentially dangerous allergen even before they’re old enough to eat. That’s because new research shows that enough protein from a small serving of peanuts can be transmitted through a mother’s breast milk, and this exposure may possibly predispose or set up some nursing babies to later experience allergic reactions.”

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/31/1728_76325