Can you feed at 39 degrees?

Can I breastfeed if I have a fever?

Fever is only a symptom, a manifestation of the body's resistance to infection, not the disease itself, many diseases can cause fever. When an enemy invades (harmful viruses or bacteria), the liver releases pyrogens, which raises body temperature and prompts soldiers (immune systems) to resist aggression.

Therefore, fever is not an infection, it does not transmit harmful substances to the baby through breastfeeding, and it is okay to breastfeed.

Second, if the body temperature rises above 38, it is toxic, so you can't breastfeed?

This is no scientific evidence-based basis, milk will not be spoiled and toxic because of the increase in fever temperature, if the milk will deteriorate with the increase in body temperature, then blood, gastric juice, saliva will also deteriorate, this is a fatal thing, if this is really the case, we have been from childhood to adulthood, fever a few times, not a few times, not a few times.

The U.S. Child Nutrition Program once answered: "If a mother is sick, her child has already been exposed to the germs." And her milk can give the child antibodies.

If your child is sick, breast milk can make his illness less. Mothers can breastfeed in case of colds and flu.

In fact, when the mother has a cold, the antibodies against the virus produced in the mother's body are transmitted to the baby through breastfeeding, and the baby is equivalent to an extra layer of protective umbrella.

Of course, if the mother wants to touch the baby during the illness, she must do: do not kiss the baby, wear a mask, and wash hands frequently.

When should I not breastfeed?

If the mother has HIV and is in the active stage, and has not been affected by the ** tuberculosis or type I human T-cell virus in the active stage of hepatitis B, she needs to stop breastfeeding.

4. What should I do if my breastfeeding mother has a fever?

It is recommended to go to a regular hospital and take medication under the guidance of a doctor.

If the mother has a fever and the body temperature continues to exceed it, she can choose to take drugs containing ibuprofen or acetaminophen, which belong to the L1 class of drugs (which have been verified by FDA clinical trials in the United States to have no effect on the baby. ）

Avoid taking compound drugs such as Contec, Poxysenit, Tylenol and other drugs or traditional Chinese medicines such as Banlangen Granule, etc., because these drugs are complex in composition and are not safe for use during lactation, so they are generally not recommended.

How do I breastfeed if I take medicine?

You can calculate when the peak of drug concentration is according to the drug instructions, and you can avoid it. If not, we can choose to stop feeding within 4-6 hours after taking the medication, which means that it is recommended to take the medication after breastfeeding or before the baby goes into a long sleep.

If mothers are sick, they should rest more, drink more water, and at the same time should continue to breastfeed, keep a happy mood, not be anxious, and don't blame themselves for guilt, so that they can get better quickly when they are sick and recover their physical fitness as soon as possible!