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can i drink oolong tea while i am nursing a baby?
April 24th, 2008 · 5 Comments
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1 iamhis0 // Apr, 2008
Yes, it is perfectly fine. I am a big tea drinker and have been drinking tea and nursing my son for 17 months, and it has not bothered him at all.
2 Blair // Apr, 2008
I wouldn't, but I tend to be conservative wrt herbs while BFing. However, given your child's age and the amount of time you're nursing, it's probably fine. If you're going to drink it, I'd do it immediately after a nursing session so that your body has time to process the tea before the next nursing session.
Here's the kellymom info on herbal teas while BFing:
Reliable brands of herbal tea like Celestial Seasonings should be safe, as long as the ingredients included are okay for breastfeeding mothers to ingest. Avoid the pharmacologically active herbal teas. Drink any herbal teas only in moderation.
According to Hale, herbal teas should be used with great caution, if at all. Herbal teas that contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) have been implicated in potential toxicity (feticide, birth defects, liver toxicity) in pregnant women. An herbal antioxidant called Chaparral has resulted in severe liver toxicity requiring liver transplant. A Chinese herbal product called Jin Bu Huan has been implicated in hepatitis. Other remedies that can cause liver toxicity are germander, comfrey, mistletoe and skullcap, margosa oil, mate tea, Gordolobo yerba tea, and pennyroyal (squawmint) oil. Blue Cohosh may be cardiotoxic when used late in pregnancy. Since exact ingredients are seldom listed on many teas, Hale suggests that lactating mothers limit exposure to these substances as much as possible. Never consume herbal remedies of unknown composition. Keep in mind that nursing infants are much more susceptible to such toxicants than adults.
3 just another collection of cells // Apr, 2008
This is of course anecdotal, but i found tea of any sort made with real tea caused my supply to drop. 21 months! you go momma! lucky baby!
4 M L // Apr, 2008
Yep. I've drunk tea all through the years I've been nursing. Oolong isn't a favorite, but I like Darjeeling.
5 Sana // Apr, 2008
ask your doctor
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