Is It Safe To Eat Chocolate While Breast Feeding?

Posted on Sat, 15 Aug 2015

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Sat, 15 Aug 2015 Answered on

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Question : I am a nursing mother of a one month old baby. I want to know if I eat chocolate will that harm my baby?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No worries as long as moderation is practiced

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern

It will not harm your baby. I would recommend that you take chocolate in moderation and to avoid any caffeinated drinks, tea , coffee in addition to chocolate as that would cause an excess caffeine to be secreted in breast milk. But you can eat one chocolate every other day without any worries.

Wishing you best of health

Thanks

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Dr. M.S. Khalil

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar