Does drinking milk tea while breastfeeding affect milk quality?

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Hello doctor! I gave birth to a 1 year old baby, but when I gave birth to a baby, but because I am addicted to milk tea, I still drink milk tea often, will drinking so much affect the quality of milk? (tea source? milk quality assurance). I hope you can advise me, thank you doctor.
Nguyen Thi Thuy (1992)
Hello doctor. May I ask if I have had a baby for more than 2 months, but I want to drink milk tea, can I drink it? I heard the elderly say that in 3 months and 10 days, you can't drink or not after giving birth. Looking forward to consulting your doctor. Thank you.
Minh Trang (2000)
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Hello! Thank you for submitting your question to Vinmec Health System.
From a nutritional perspective, for mothers who are breastfeeding, it is best not to drink milk tea because of many reasons:
Milk tea contains tannins, which will reduce breast milk secretion. When combining condensed tea with milk, it is the tannin in the tea that will inhibit the absorption of calcium, iron, and zinc for the body. Milk tea contains caffeine and trans fatty acids that pass into the infant through breast milk. Caffeine and trans fatty acids will affect the development of the child's nervous system. In addition, children who absorb a lot of caffeine are more irritable and fussy. Breastfeeding and breastfeeding are very important times because the nutrients that the mother takes in will pass on to the baby to help the baby develop. Therefore, breastfeeding mothers need to have a balanced and reasonable diet, try to adjust their eating habits in a scientific way so as not to affect the baby's health. Instead of drinking milk tea, replace it with cups of hot milk, soy milk, milk for postpartum mothers, or coconut water, orange juice and juices from green vegetables, which will contribute to providing a variety of vitamins. essential minerals for the body.
With the above information, hopefully you will know how to take care of your health and set up a scientific diet. Wish you and your baby healthy.
Master, Doctor Le Nhat Nguyen - Doctor of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Danang International Hospital