What effect do energy drinks have on breastfed babies?
The caffeine will get in your breastmilk, as can some other components. The caffeine can cause a slight increase in the baby’s heartbeat temporarily and may cause them to stay awake. So that is why they say avoid it but, a lot of moms breast feed for a year or more and its hard to be so perfect for such an extended period of time. You have to drink a lot for it to have any real effect anyway, and there are no permanent problems from it. I would stay away from the hardcore concentrated stuff and stick to things like soda and lower caffeine teas in moderation and maybe avoid them in the evening when you want the baby to sleep.
