Fever for no reason during breastfeeding

During pregnancy, the mother's physical fitness will be relatively weak, and she will be very prone to fever and cold symptoms. If a pregnant woman has a fever according to body temperature measurement, she needs to reduce the fever immediately, because the fever of the pregnant mother will affect the development of the baby. Under normal circumstances, mothers with a low fever can breastfeed their babies. They just need to give their babies some water after feeding to prevent them from having diarrhea. Do not breastfeed your baby if the body temperature exceeds 38°C. Moreover, the causes of fever are different, so mothers need to adopt different solutions.

What should I do if I have an unexplained fever while breastfeeding?

During breastfeeding, new mothers should not take medicine casually due to colds, fevers, etc. This is to avoid adverse effects of the medicine on the child. If the fever is not very serious, mothers can treat the fever caused by cold by drinking boiled water and ginger sugar water. This kind of health drink makes the human body sweat, thus achieving the purpose of curing fever and cold. Secondly, you can consider using physical therapy to reduce the mother's fever - use ethanol to rub the forehead, palms, soles of feet, and front and back of the heart, and based on the principle of alcohol evaporation, the mother's body temperature will be reduced.

If a breastfeeding mother has a fever of more than 38 degrees, she should not breastfeed her baby. For the health of herself and her baby, it is recommended that new mothers see a doctor and be sure to explain that they are breastfeeding and want to continue breastfeeding. The doctor will generally provide safe treatment measures for such special situations.

Work experience with fever during lactation

1. Actively treat colds during breastfeeding to prevent infection of the baby. It is recommended to take Shuanghuanglian oral liquid, Vitamin C Yinqiao tablets or fever and cold cough syrup. Carry out dietary adjustment, it is advisable to eat a light and easy-to-digest diet, avoid spicy food, and drink plenty of water.

2. I had a fever of 38 degrees before, it was at night, and I was worried that it would be bad to feed the baby after taking the medicine, so I stopped feeding them for a meal. I boiled brown sugar ginger water with ginger slices and drank it while it was hot. You can feed the baby after the fever goes down. Don't be too nervous. Remember to wear a mask and don't breathe towards the baby.

3. Don’t feed the baby if the fever is above 38.5. The mother should drink more water, stay away from the baby as much as possible, wear a mask, and boil some vinegar at home to kill germs in the air. The baby’s resistance is too low at this time. The mother should take some antipyretic drugs. Stop feeding the baby during the medication period.

4. You can use Isatis Root Granules and Shuanghuanglian Oral Liquid. If there is no improvement, you can only inject penicillin. Remember to wear a mask when breastfeeding or close to the baby to prevent infection. Also, the room must be ventilated.

5. You can take medicine. If the temperature exceeds 38 degrees, take antipyretics. Do not breastfeed within 12 hours after taking it. Expel the foremilk before feeding the baby. Get medical treatment as soon as possible. It's fine to breastfeed as long as the temperature doesn't exceed 38 degrees.

The dietary therapy options for breastfeeding mothers after a fever may include: glutinous rice and scallion porridge, pear, jujube and egg drop soup, cabbage and radish soup, orange peel, ginger and brown sugar tea.

Ways to relieve fever in breastfeeding mothers include: washing feet with warm water, eating raw green onions, gargling with salt water, bathing face with cold water, massaging nasal grooves, boiling ginger with cola, breathing steam, taking minced garlic and pure honey with warm water, rubbing the body with pure grain wine, etc.