Can you breastfeed your baby with a cold and runny nose

Updated on healthy 2024-08-10
26 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-15

    If the mother has a cold during breastfeeding, she can continue to breastfeed the baby. The most common symptoms of a mother's cold during breastfeeding are sneezing, runny nose, cough, sore throat and other symptoms. The virus is not transmitted through breastfeeding, but it does through airborne droplets, while breast milk produces antibodies on its own, which helps babies fight the disease.

    If the mother has fever symptoms during breastfeeding, she should stop breastfeeding for 1-2 days. Therefore, if a lactating mother has a cold, she does not need to worry too much, she only needs to pay attention to the following points: 1. Wash your hands before breastfeeding.

    2. Don't cough on your baby, if it's an uncontrollable cough, you can wear a mask when breastfeeding your baby. 3. Drink plenty of plain water to help you recover from colds. 4. Drink more chicken soup during breastfeeding to prevent colds.

    5. Keep indoor air circulation, open more windows, and let sunlight shine in for sterilization and disinfection.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-14

    Mothers can continue to feed their babies after they have a cold.

    It is possible to breastfeed your baby if you have a cold while breastfeeding. Because colds are respiratory infections, breastfeeding is not a route of transmission for viruses or bacteria. And when the mother has cold symptoms, the baby is likely to have been exposed to viruses or bacteria, at this time, insisting on breastfeeding can improve the baby's ability to resist diseases to a certain extent, because breast milk will have antibodies to viruses and bacteria.

    For babies who have not yet added complementary foods, if they interrupt breast milk and do not transition to a normal diet, it will make the baby anxious. Moreover, if you lose the resistance of breast milk, you will be susceptible to colds, which is not good for you.

    However, it is not recommended for mothers to breastfeed themselves during a cold, because viruses or bacteria can be transmitted to the baby through sneezing, coughing, saliva, etc., so close contact should be avoided. If you need to breastfeed yourself, you should wear a mask and wash your hands carefully before breastfeeding.

    In addition, if the mother's cold is severe enough to require medication, drugs that have no or less effect on breast milk should be used under the guidance of a doctor to reduce the impact of drugs on the baby.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-13

    When the mother has a cold, the mother can continue to feed the baby, so that the virus will not be transmitted to the baby through the mother's milk, and it can bring more benefits to the baby. When the mother is sick, the mother's body will produce antibodies, and if the baby continues to breastfeed, the antibodies in the mother's body will be passed on to the baby through the breast milk, so that the baby's body will be extra protected.

    <> if your baby is sick, the antibodies in breast milk can also protect him from getting sick. Mothers can take the medicine immediately after their baby has finished feeding, before the baby goes to a long sleep. This minimizes the risk to your baby.

    Because when the concentration of the drug in the mother's body reaches its peak, the baby is sleeping, if the baby wakes up, the peak has passed, and the mother will breastfeed again at this time The impact on the baby will be smaller.

    In addition, mothers should also pay attention to drinking more water after taking the drug, which is conducive to the faster metabolism of the drug out of the body. If a breastfeeding mother has a cold, she can take medicine. If it is a common cold, the mother can drink more water, rest more, and rely on her own immunity to heal the cold.

    In case of fever and cold, acetaminophen or ibuprofen can be used. They are the most widely used and safest fever reducers and can be given to babies with fever (acetaminophen for fever in children 3 months and older, and ibuprofen for children 6 months and older).

    If you have a bacterial infection and need antibiotics**, the most commonly used antibiotics are penicillins or cephalosporins, which are safe to use during breastfeeding and recommended by the American Academy of Pediatricians. Breastfeeding mothers taking these antibiotics have little to no effect on their babies, and if they do, they may only affect the microbiota in the baby's gut – which may affect the baby's diarrhea. If it is only mild diarrhea, it means that the drug has little effect on the baby, and the mother can continue to take the medicine; If your baby has severe diarrhea, it means that the medicine is having an adverse effect on your baby, and it is best not to breastfeed, or to consult a doctor and switch to a different type of antibiotic.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    It is best not to breastfeed the baby, because the mother drinks the medicine, the medicine will be released in the body, affecting the breast milk, and the baby will have a certain impact after drinking, which is not conducive to growth.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    No, because the resistance at that time is relatively weak, and if you feed the child, it will spread the cold to the child and weaken the child's resistance.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    If you have a cold, you can't breastfeed your baby, because there are some bacteria in breast milk, which will affect the baby's health, so it's best not to breastfeed.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    The mother can continue to breastfeed if she has a cold, because the general virus and other colds will not be transmitted to the baby through breast milk, but be careful not to cough at the baby, because the cough is a close contact and can be transmitted to the baby.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Breast milk generally does not transmit colds, but it may be transmitted by coughing and producing sputum, and the child may be exposed to the mother's secretions. To prevent infection, you can wash your hands frequently, ventilate frequently, wear masks for mothers, etc., and actively catch a cold at the same time, you can drink Banlangen granules, Sanjiu cold spirit granules, and cough and phlegm can drink Laiyang pear cough syrup and emergency branch syrup. If it is bacterial, you can drink drugs such as cefradine and azithromycin.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    If the mother feeds the child during the cold, she will also bring the germs to the baby through breast milk, which is not conducive to the health of the baby. Mom's body will not be healthy. The child can't escape.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    No, it is easy to bring the virus to the child through breast milk, so it is better to take it out and throw it away or put it in the refrigerator and keep it for your own bath.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Don't breastfeed your baby if you have a cold. Because feeding the baby after a cold will make the baby's body unhealthy, and it is easy to cause the baby's symptoms.

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    If you have a cold while breastfeeding, you can continue to breastfeed. The most common symptoms of a mother's cold during breastfeeding are fever, sneezing, runny nose, cough, sore throat and so on. Generally speaking, cold viruses are not transmitted through breastfeeding, but through airborne droplets, so when the mother has a cold, she has already polluted the environment where the baby lives.

    Breast milk, on the other hand, produces antibodies on its own, which is beneficial for the baby to fight diseases. However, if the breastfeeding mother has symptoms of fever, then breastfeeding can be suspended for a day or two. Therefore, breastfeeding mothers don't have to worry too much about catching a cold, and relax and breastfeed their babies.

  13. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Yes, it must be, otherwise the baby's resistance ** comes?

  14. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    Of course, you can't feed your baby if you have a cold, if you feed your baby, then you will definitely infect your baby with a cold, so it is difficult for children to have this cold.

  15. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    I have a cold during breastfeeding, it is best not to feed the baby's milk, because the human body produces toxins during the cold, or take antibiotic drugs, if the baby eats, such milk will affect the health of the body, it is best not to feed the baby breast milk during this time.

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    As long as you don't take anti-inflammatory drugs to feed your baby, there is no problem at all, you should drink plenty of plain water, and remember to express that little milk out of your head before feeding.

  17. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Be cautious, it's best not to breastfeed, if you are breastfeeding, you will also pass on the cold to the baby through breast milk, and there are many ways to spread the cold, breathing, saliva or something too much, take care of the baby as far as possible away from the harmful environment, so that the baby grows up healthily.

  18. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    If I have a cold, it's best not to feed the baby, mainly for fear of infecting him, of course, if you have to do it for it doesn't matter much, take precautions.

  19. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    If you have a cold, of course, you can't feed your baby, if you have a cold and feed your child, the child will catch a cold, and the consequences are quite serious.

  20. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    If you have a cold, you can breastfeed your baby.

    Mothers should do a good job of prevention, such as washing their hands, washing their faces, wearing masks, and they can completely breastfeed their babies.

    It can't be said that when the mother has a cold, the child is hungry.

  21. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    If you have a cold, feed your baby. The baby will eat and will get angry.

  22. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    If the baby has a cold and has no appetite, you should try to feed the baby, otherwise you will be hungry and malnourished.

  23. Anonymous users2024-01-24

    It is best not to feed the baby if you have a cold, it is possible that the medicine you take for a cold will be given to the baby with the milk, and the cold will be transmitted to the baby when feeding.

  24. Anonymous users2024-01-23

    Lactating mothers need to go to the hospital after catching a cold** can not buy cold medicine by themselves, there are some cold medicines that can be eaten by the baby through breast milk.

  25. Anonymous users2024-01-22

    Hello If the mother has a cold that is not serious, with mild nasal congestion, sneezing, and runny nose, if the baby is less than 6 months old, you can continue to breastfeed, because the baby has antibodies in the body and has strong immunity.

    Try not to breathe into your baby during a cold while feeding, and the best way is to wear a mask to prevent transmission to your child.

    If you have taken cold medicine from Western medicine, or if you have a severe cold, or if the child is older than 6 months, it is not recommended that the patient breastfeed. If the child also has a cold, the mother is already in the late stage of the cold and has basically recovered, and the drug must be stopped to provide breast milk to the child.

    If you only have some cold symptoms, such as a sore throat, you can usually breastfeed. However, the feeding situation needs to be determined by the severity of the mother's cold.

    It is just a simple general cold, and it does not need to take medicine or take anti-cold drugs that can be taken during breastfeeding under the guidance of a doctor**.

    If it is the flu, do not breastfeed for the time being, and isolate for more than two days.

    Because mothers have mild colds, usually their breast milk will not be affected.

    It is recommended to keep a distance from the baby and reduce contact to prevent the cold from being transmitted to the baby with poor resistance, and drink more warm water. During this period, mothers may have a loss of appetite, it is recommended to eat a light diet, you can eat some foods that help digestion, regulate the stomach, and prevent the cold from becoming serious.

  26. Anonymous users2024-01-21

    Can I still breastfeed if I have a cold?

    Breastfeeding is now advocated by most people, so if the mother does not have a fever and does not have a bacterial infection, it is okay to consider continuing breastfeeding. Of course, there are certain precautions in the case of breastfeeding, because the mother may transmit diseases to the baby through the respiratory tract, and even the secretions from the mother's eyes, nasal secretions, and saliva may contain bacteria that can be transmitted to the baby.

    Therefore, in this case, the mother should wear a mask, wash her hands frequently, change her clothes frequently, keep herself clean, and deliberately keep a certain distance from the baby except when breastfeeding. Once the mother has fever symptoms, then do not feed the baby anymore, you can feed a little juice. Those who can't drink juice yet, can drink some rice soup.

    If the baby sweats a lot, you can properly consider eating a little salty rice soup and juice. There is no need for the mother and baby to feed the baby too much food, and it is enough to control the feeding properly. But hydration is a must.

    If the baby does not eat a lot in a short period of time for one or two days, it will not have much impact on the baby's body, and there is no need for the mother to be overly anxious. If the baby is reluctant to eat for a long time, it cannot be taken lightly and must be admitted to the hospital in time.

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