Does that include diarhea?
2006-09-28 12:49:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
You pass all your protections against most viruses, germs, and illnesses to your baby when you nurse. There are few things passing through your milk that isn't passing through your breath - that only comes up with AIDS, medications and radioactive substances. Nursing protects your baby from many diseases, including diabetes and cancer. Nursing protects the IQ from the damage formula costs it. Diarrhea is a great time to be nursing, because your baby wants to rehydrate.
2006-09-28 13:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by cassandra 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HIV, Hepatitis, Haemorragic fever, TB and many parasites if the mother is infected are all possible for transmission via breastmilk. Most blood borne diseases are transmitable through breastmilk. I would not worry about common cold germs, or a mild flu. I still pumped for both mine although I had mastitis and a fever topping 101 degrees. I felt like crap, and surely had an infection in my breast, and the milk was a little salty, but the babies drank it just fine and never got ill. Well, at least not from me being ill.
2006-09-28 13:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You won't get your baby sick by breastfeeding her when you have a cold, flu, stomach bug, etc. The reverse will happen -- you will protect her. Your breastmilk contains antibodies to anything that's in your system and you pass those antibodies to her, helping protect her from getting sick. Likewise, if you've had chicken pox (for example), you have immunities from chicken pox and as long as she's breastfeeding, she shares that protection.
There are also these neat glands on your areola that manufacture antibodies on the spot, so if she nurses and has any germs in her system that you haven't picked up yet, that contact with your areola will tell your body to produce antibodies against her germs and pass them back to her, further protecting her. A mother's body is an awesome thing.
2006-09-29 04:36:43 · answer #3 · answered by peregrine1123 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what's causing it, if it's nothing serious then it should be ok. In normal circumstances breastfeeding should reduce the chances of diarrhea. Something like a cold shouldn't stop you from breastfeeding cause as you gain immunity to it you'll pass antibodies on to your baby. If there's something specific then ask your doctor.
2006-09-28 12:57:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 07:58:30 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HIV, any STD, you'd have to consult the doctor about the diarrhea
2006-09-30 22:24:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋