Does breastfeeding mom drinking iced drinks (particularly ice chocolate) cause running nose or cold in their babies?

Absolutely not! Not only do cold drinks NOT cause colds but as long as your body is at normal body temperature, your breastmilk will be delivered to your baby at normal body temperature. A cold drink while breastfeeding is not going to drop the temperature of your breastmilk. Little ones get a lot of colds because their immune system is still developing. Make sure people wash their hands frequently around the baby - even a mild soap will kill most common germs. When you're out in public with your baby, don't be afraid to ask people to look at your baby from an arm's length (strangers getting in my babies' faces and breathing on them was always a pet peeve of mine). If you are sick use a mask and avoid contact with baby so as not to pass baby any illness
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