Will it hurt my baby to be around me? I don't know what to do? Any suggestions or tips?
2007-11-26 10:58:53 · 8 answers · asked by kennedy643 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
99.8 isnt a fever.
If you breast feed your baby will be fine, if you bottle feed, baby will already have been in contact with whatever germs you were that got you sick.
Both of you just take it easy. You'll be fine.
2007-11-26 11:02:19 · answer #1 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
If you are breast feeding then it is not harmful to the baby because he/she is getting the antibodies to fight off infection from you through the breastmilk. Even if you are not breastfeeding chances are good that he/she won't get sick simply because of a baby's body is full of antibodies plus 99.8 is not a really high fever...technically they don't really consider it a fever until you are over 100. But just monitor the situation closely and you and the baby will be ok!!
2007-11-26 11:04:54 · answer #2 · answered by sivdog21 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you breastfeeding? Your breastmilk will actually give your baby immunities to whatever you have and help prevent baby getting it.
98.6 is normal, so 99.8 isn't even much of a fever.
2007-11-26 11:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Poor you!
If it helps I was really ill a couple of weeks ago - shivering, aching, nauseous, raging fever, passed out 3 times when I tried to stand up, so weak I couldn't even sit up, couldn't eat, couldn't drink, just lay there in bed (Dr wanted me to go into hospital but I didn't want to leave my baby).
My baby was fine. He was even breastfeeding from me (my partner would pop him on my boob and take him off when he'd finished - I was asleep or just lying there too weak to care. He didn't catch anything nasty from me. It turned out to be some sort of kidney infection as it cleared up with antibiotics but it was very very nasty.
2007-11-26 11:11:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow God bless you.
See if you could get someone to watch the baby for a day and take care of yourself with good food and medicine.
2007-11-26 11:01:45 · answer #5 · answered by blu moon 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
thats not much of a fever and i agree with asmosunknown- i breastfed and has a fever of 103 with the flu and my son never got it
2007-11-26 11:03:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
as long as you dont get all up in their sweet little face.try to get yourself well quickly.but i think baby will be ok.happy holidays and merry Christmas to you both.
2007-11-26 11:05:16 · answer #7 · answered by Teri B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do you have someone that can help you? I would call someone.
2007-11-26 11:01:56 · answer #8 · answered by lindzymill 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋