What should I do if I have a fever of 38.5 during breastfeeding?

Having a fever of 38.5 during breastfeeding is a very bad phenomenon, because our mothers cannot take medicine during breastfeeding, because our babies need to eat our breast milk. If we take medicine, it will have a direct impact on our babies. So how can we solve the problem of having a fever of 38.5 during breastfeeding without taking medicine? The following methods are worth learning, let’s take a look.

For women, breastfeeding is a special physiological period, which includes the puerperium within 42 days after delivery. The maternal systems undergo great changes during the puerperium, because there is a large wound in the uterus after delivery, and infections and other diseases are prone to occur during this period. When breastfeeding women have a cold or bacterial infection, they often have to take some medications. When a mother feeds her child, the medicine can enter the baby's body through breast milk, but the amount of different medicines in breast milk varies greatly. An important principle of medication during breastfeeding is: what medicine should I take for a fever during breastfeeding? It can effectively treat the mother's disease and minimize the impact of the drug on the baby.

Upper respiratory tract infection - Generally speaking, the most common disease for breastfeeding women is upper respiratory tract infection, which can cause fever, sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, cough and other symptoms. During this period, breastfeeding does not need to be stopped, because whether it is a bacterial or viral infection, when the mother shows symptoms, the baby has already been exposed to the infected environment. The antibodies in the breast milk are beneficial for the baby to resist the invasion of the disease, so breastfeeding should be continued. If the symptoms are severe, the mother can choose some drugs that can also be used by babies, such as penicillins and cephalosporins (vanguard).

Different antibiotics are excreted in breast milk in very different amounts, with erythromycin and lincomycin being excreted in larger amounts. Although some antibiotics have high concentrations in breast milk, the amount that reaches the infant's body is limited and cannot reach an effective concentration, which can cause allergic reactions in infants and lead to the occurrence of drug-resistant strains. Some antibiotics, such as kanamycin and isoniazid, may cause poisoning in infants after being used by nursing mothers and should be banned.

After understanding the above, we know that during the special period of breastfeeding, a fever of 38.5 can be treated with some drugs that have no side effects and little harm, but we must choose reasonable drugs and follow the doctor's arrangements. During this period, try not to have close contact with your child, and wearing a mask when feeding is the best option.