breast milk ?

how long does it take for food to get into your breast milk and how long does it take to come out?? 


And has anyone had trouble with chocolate while nursing baby? I nursed my son and now my daughter and she has been really fussy and GASSY.. and STINKY lol but I can't seem to figure out what is causing it...

My lactation specialist said to look at what you ate the most your last month of pregnancy. Sometimes that will help you figure out whats upsetting their tummy. For me and my daughter it was wheat, but it could be a number of things. The signs and symptoms may show up hours after eating it or even a day later. Then the symptoms may last for up to 4 days. Good luck!

Quoting Coast Guard Baby {JAS 08}:“ My lactation specialist said to look at what you ate the most your last month of pregnancy. Sometimes ... [snip!] ... and symptoms may show up hours after eating it or even a day later. Then the symptoms may last for up to 4 days. Good luck!”

oh great..... she has been like this for about 2 days now and she is isn't sleeping very well either.

This is a snip from an article I found about foods in breast milk. My second baby was very colicky and cried when ever I drank milk....I think it is like any person...some foods bug ya and some foods don't cut out the food you think is causing the problem and see.....Good luck!

It is impossible to make a general statement about how long specific foods take to enter your breast milk. It varies with each individual food, and each mother absorbs, metabolizes and excretes substances at different levels.

This is true of caffeine as well, but it has been studied so thoroughly that we have more information about it than we do about some other substances. Generally speaking, caffeine will peak in your milk about an hour after ingestion. Its half life (the time it takes for one half of it to completely leave your milk) varies from 80 hours in a newborn to about 2 1/2 hours in a six month old. It takes four or five half-lives for a drug to be completely eliminated, so caffeine stays in the baby's system for quite a long time. As with all drugs, newborns and preemies take longer to eliminate caffeine from their body than older babies because their digestive systems are less mature.

The good news is that although caffeine gets into your milk quickly and takes a long time to excrete, it rarely causes problems for breastfed babies. Most studies have found the levels in newborns to be very small, and often undetectable. Each cup of coffee contains about 100-150 mg of caffeine. The amount of caffeine in five cups of coffee per day (less than 750 ml) has not been shown to cause problems for most mothers and babies. Mothers who consume 8 or 9 cups a day, or more than 750 ml have sometimes noticed that their babies are fussy and don't sleep well. If you think your baby is sensitive to caffeine, try cutting down over the course of a week by substituting caffeine free beverages for what you usually drink. Abrupt withdrawal from caffeine can cause headaches.

Caffeine in moderation rarely causes any problem for babies, but be more conservative if your baby is a newborn or is premature. If you are trying to limit your caffeine intake, remember that it can also be found in tea, soda, and certain medications such as pain relievers, stimulants, and weight control aids.

Quoting McLovin:“ oh great..... she has been like this for about 2 days now and she is isn't sleeping very well either.”

Yeah that sounds like what me and my daughter went through. Other symptoms to look for are baby acne, rash on body, diaper rash, nasal congestion and poops that are not the mustard yellow and seedy. I was off of dairy and wheat for 3 months because my daughter was a mess! She's now older and her digestive system has matured enough that she can tolerate it again. I eat whatever I want, but I have to take digestive enzymes to help break down the proteins more.