Can I still feed my baby if I have a fever after breastfeeding?

Updated on parenting 2024-07-17
12 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    Breastfed babies.

    If the mother has a fever, try not to breastfeed.

    Because the cause of fever is mostly that.

    Caused by viral or bacterial infections.

    These viruses can also be found in breast milk.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Hello. I tell you for sure that you can't breastfeed your mother if she has a fever during breastfeeding.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    First of all, it is certain that if the mother has a fever during breastfeeding, as long as the temperature is below 38, it is generally possible to breastfeed the baby, and once it exceeds this temperature, it is recommended not to breastfeed. Because the ** of the fever has not been found, if it is a viral fever, it is very bad for the baby to continue breastfeeding.

    Can I still breastfeed my baby if I have a fever while breastfeeding?

    If the lactating mother has a cold and fever, as long as it is not a high fever and the physical exertion is great, she can still breastfeed the child. Because the child has inevitably come into contact with the bacteria carried by the mother in the daily contact with the mother, and has produced certain antibodies to it, so the general cold and fever, the mother can still rest assured to feed the baby, but pay attention to drink more water, so as not to concentrate the milk and cause the child diarrhea.

    Generally, the doctors in regular hospitals, when they know that you are breastfeeding, the medicine prescribed should be edible, drink more warm water, breastfeeding does not need to be suspended, even if the fever does not go away, you are not afraid, you can feed the baby when you have a low fever, but not a high fever.

    Normally, as long as the fever is not high, the breastfeeding mother can breastfeed normally, but if the fever is high, you need to stop breastfeeding and continue after the fever symptoms are relieved.

    What should I do if I have a fever while breastfeeding?

    Usually the fever may be caused by lactating mastitis, puerperal infection, external wind chill and other reasons, and different countermeasures are chosen for different degrees of fever.

    If you have a cold and fever while breastfeeding, new mothers should not use drugs indiscriminately, this is to prevent the drugs from having adverse effects on the child. If the fever is not very serious, mothers can drink hot water and ginger soup to ** the fever caused by the cold. Through this drink, the body sweats, so as to achieve the purpose of cold**.

    Secondly, you can consider using physical ** to reduce fever of the mother - wipe the forehead, palms, feet and front and back of the heart with alcohol, and reduce the mother's body temperature through the principle of alcohol volatilization.

    If the lactating mother has a cold and fever of more than 38 degrees, do not breastfeed the baby, for the health of themselves and the baby, it is recommended that the new mother go to the hospital to see a doctor, and be sure to indicate that she is breastfeeding and continue to breastfeed, the doctor will generally give safe measures for this special situation.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    It is best not to feed the baby breast milk, because when the mother has a fever, it may be transmitted to the child through breast milk, and at this time, in order to ** fever, some medicine will also be taken.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    If you have a mild fever, you can continue to feed, but if the fever is particularly severe, you should stop feeding and go to the hospital as soon as possible** to avoid infecting the baby with a cold.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Breastfeeding mothers have a fever, it is generally not recommended to breastfeed, because there is a virus in the body when the fever occurs, which is suitable for feeding the child to breastmilk is easy to transmit the virus to the baby, the mother can express the breast milk and throw it away, and then feed the baby when the disease is cured.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    I don't think I'll breastfeed him, and since he has a fever, I'll reduce breastfeeding. Cool your child down before giving him some formula.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Colds are a very common disease in daily life, but many mothers are worried that their children will also be infected after eating their own breast milk after they have a cold and fever.

    Whether the mother is infected by the virus or because of the bacterial infection and the fever, after the mother has the symptoms of cold and fever, the baby has appeared in an environment that will be infected with germs, at this time the mother feeds the baby breast milk can let the baby take in some antibodies from the milk, because the breast milk is rich in antibodies, which can help the baby resist pathogens, and can also supplement the lack of water in the baby's body, which is very good for the baby and can effectively resist the invasion of colds. However, if the mother has a fever caused by breast inflammation, it is not advisable to breastfeed. Generally, when the mother has a fever of 39 or more, it is best to avoid breastfeeding the baby.

    However, although the mother's cold and fever will not affect the breastfeeding of the baby, but in life, the mother must avoid face-to-face close contact with the baby after the fever, if possible, the mother should wear a mask when in contact with the baby to avoid pathogens entering the baby's respiratory tract.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    If you have a fever slowly, you can breastfeed your baby as long as you don't take medicine.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    The mother has a fever and cannot breastfeed the baby. I am afraid that I will infect my baby with a cold.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    If the mother has a fever, it is best not to breastfeed the baby, for fear of infecting the child, so give the child milk powder first.

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    The mother has a fever, well, it is better not to breastfeed the child recently, this is not good for the child, for fear of infecting the child.

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