I have a 2 month old baby and my husband has a cold, I also feel like getting it how can I help my baby not to

Question

get sick????

Thanks

I breastfeed her

Answer 1

Just keep breastfeeding her as much as possible. You are already doing the best possible thing by breastfeeding her -- you will be able to pass the antibodies on to her through your breastmilk.

Washing hands is also a great way to prevent the spreading of illness. Be careful about what your baby puts in her mouth, too.

Also, there are some cold remedies that are safe while breastfeeding and others that are out of the question. Check active ingredients in anything you want to take and look at the website below to see if it is safe. Make sure you drink plenty of fluids!

I also put a link below about breastfeeding while you are sick.

Good luck; I hope you feel better soon!

Answer 2

Make sure you wash your hands before you touch the baby. Tell your husband to stay away for a little bit from the baby, it is better to be safe than sorry.

Answer 3

Unfortunately once you and your husband are sick there is little you can do to prevent your baby from getting sick too- wash your hands as much as possible and also wash the baby's sheets/bedding etc to get rid of germs. Try wiping eveything down with disinfectant too

Answer 4

wash wash wash your hands!! sneeze and cough into the shirt sleeve or something. Everytime you sneeze or cough wash your hands again. i get out the bottles of (no water ) sanitizer/ anti bacterial hand gel and leave them around or keep where we are sitting for the moment. and use it!
spray lysol disinfectant periodically on surfaces that get touched with hands ie: keyboards, door knobs, telephones ect, and just spray into the air once in a while to disinfect, but not when baby is in the room.
also i know it is hard but avoid as much as possible the 'in your face kissing, breathing on baby
good luck....these things have worked for me

Answer 5

You can't now, if it's in the air and he's going to catch it it's too late. But don;t worry newborn babies are not near as fragile as some may think, particularly if you are breastfeedin ghim. IF you are then his immune system right now is as strong as it's ever likely to be. If not, he will get over it just as quick as you will still. I do hope it does avoid him though, but sadly the virus was already in teh air before your husband was ever showign symptoms.

Answer 6

do not let ur husband touch u or the baby w/o washing hands.

Answer 7

The best thing is to wash your hands ALL the time!!

Answer 8

Lots of hand washing!