Can breastfeeding women drink tea?

Many people have the habit of drinking tea, but not everyone is suitable for drinking tea. During several special periods of women's lives, special attention should be paid to their diet and lifestyle habits. For example, during menstruation, pregnancy, lactation, etc., women's bodies are relatively weak and they need to adjust their diet. So some people may wonder, can women drink tea during lactation? Will it have any impact on the fetus and your own body?

1. Easy to cause anemia: The tannic acid contained in tea can combine with the iron in food, affecting the intestinal absorption of iron, thus causing anemia. The higher the concentration of tea, the higher the tannic acid content, and the more serious the impact on iron absorption. Breastfeeding mothers need to nourish their bodies, and drinking tea during breastfeeding will cause anemia, which is contrary to the purpose. At the same time, the caffeine in tea can enter the baby's body through breast milk, which can easily cause the baby to have intestinal cramps and sudden crying for no reason.

2. Impact on breastfeeding: Drinking tea during lactation will affect breastfeeding. If you drink a lot of tea during this period, the high concentration of tannic acid in the tea will be absorbed by the mucous membrane, which will affect the blood circulation of the mammary gland, inhibit the secretion of milk, and cause insufficient milk secretion. Therefore, it is recommended that mothers drink less tea, or better yet, no tea at all during breastfeeding for the sake of their baby’s health. Some mothers think that as long as they avoid drinking cold teas, it is fine, but if the amount is large, it will still have an impact on the baby.

3. Affecting sleep quality: Drinking a lot of tea will not only affect the secretion of breast milk, but also affect the mother's sleep quality, because tea contains caffeine, which has a stimulating effect, causing the mother to not get enough sleep.

After the mother drinks the tea, the caffeine in the tea will be absorbed by the baby through breast milk, which will excite the baby's undeveloped organs such as the respiratory and stomach, causing the baby to breathe faster and cause stomach cramps, and the baby to cry for no reason or sleep less.

The article introduces some effects of tea, and we also know that breastfeeding women cannot drink tea. Because tea will have a certain impact on the body of both the baby and the mother. Therefore, during breastfeeding, it is best to have a balanced nutrition, because the mother's nutritional intake will also affect the baby and will be passed to the baby through breast milk.