For nursing mothers, there are many taboos: you can not drink alcohol, you can not eat spicy, you can not smoke. All this is completely justified, because through the milk the child receives all that forbidden and unhelpful that she had the imprudence to eat or drink mom.
Cocoa for breastfeeding doctors also do not recommend, because it is on the list of highly allergenic foods. Especially it is worthwhile to beware of the use of cocoa during lactation in the first 3 months of a child's life.
The kid can react to cocoa diathesis. In addition, he may appear aggressive. Some researchers link the use of lactating mothers of cocoa and the insomnia of a child. The same applies to coffee and chocolate.
But is it really so terrible in reality? First of all, do not forget that all people are especially individual. And the fact that some have a very negative impact on health, others do not cause any reaction at all.
And yet - can cocoa be given to nursing mothers? Of course, there is no single answer to this question. You need to determine the degree of influence of this drink on your child. Drink a cup of cocoa and watch the baby on that day. If the rash does not appear, the child will not become excessively active and aggressive and in no other way react to the experimental reception of cocoa, you can try again after a couple of days.
In any case, a breastfeeding mother can not drink cocoa every day, but a maximum of two times a week. And you need to choose the time when the child just ate, preferably in the morning. Caffeine, although absorbed in small doses, but it is absorbed! So, it can in some way affect the baby's well-being.
And - if you desperately want to drink cocoa or coffee, choose natural coffee and high-quality cocoa. As for chocolate, it is better if it is pure and bitter.