For years, pediatricians forbade women to drink beverages containing caffeine, claiming that it will negatively affect the child and break his sleep. However, recent surveys of the Federal University of Pelotas proved the opposite, according to MSNBC.Children are pregnant or nursing mothers do not wake up at night, the survey 885 children born in Brazil in 2004. It turned out even on caffeine in very large quantities did not affect the sleep quality of children aged 3 months, according to the report of the journal Pediatrics.Thus, the researchers interviewed the mothers immediately after birth and checked the health of children. Three months later the mother again took the interview. Thus, the researchers wanted to know about children's sleep for the last time and the amount consumed by mothers of caffeine.Almost 20% of women consumed caffeine in large quantities (more than 300 milligrams per day, equivalent to 3-4 cups of coffee, even though the American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend drinking more than three cups). Approximately 14% of the children waking up frequently - three or more times per night.However, the relationship between caffeine consumption and frequent sleep disorders in children was not. However, it is possible that children of mothers who love coffee, simply develops immunity to caffeine. Source: vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10984975-nursing-moms-caffeine-intake-doesnt-wake-babies
