How to deal with breastfeeding when a pregnant woman has a cough and phlegm

A postpartum woman's cough with phlegm is a relatively mild symptom. If you want to be completely cured, you still need to find a more reasonable treatment method. Do not take antibiotics indiscriminately, as this may affect the feeding of your baby. Generally, you cannot take medicines during breastfeeding. Sometimes coughing is accompanied by a high fever, which is something you need to pay special attention to.

1. Colds during lactation are not accompanied by high fever

If you catch a cold during breastfeeding but do not have a high fever, you need to drink plenty of water, eat light and easily digestible food, and take medicines such as cold granules and isatis root granules. It is also best to have someone help take care of the child so that you can have more time to sleep and rest. You can breastfeed your child, but since you are too close to the child, you can do so while wearing a mask. Newborns have a certain level of immunity, so there is no need to worry too much about passing the virus to the child and being afraid to breastfeed.

2. Colds during lactation accompanied by high fever

If a cold is accompanied by a high fever, the mother cannot eat well and feels very uncomfortable. She should go to the hospital for treatment. The doctor will often give her an infusion and, if necessary, antibiotics that have little effect on breast milk. At the same time, she can still take medicines such as Banlangen and cold granules. Breastfeeding can be suspended for 1 to 2 days during a high fever. During the period of cessation of feeding, breast milk should be expressed frequently to ensure that breastfeeding can be continued in the future. The mother herself should drink plenty of water, fresh juice, eat light and easily digestible food, and get a good rest. In this way, she will often get better quickly.

3. Keep a happy mood

Many times, the baby is inseparable from the mother during breastfeeding, and even shows telepathic connection. The baby can sense if the mother is in a bad mood. Therefore, the mother should not be too anxious if she is sick. Relaxing and keeping a happy body and mind is best for the baby. Sometimes a good mood will cure the disease without treatment.

4. Medication principles: Don’t take Western medicine if you can take Chinese medicine

During a cold or other illness, mothers must remember not to take medicine on their own. If you really need to take medicine, the principle to adhere to is to take Chinese medicine instead of Western medicine, take medicine instead of injection, and inject instead of drip. When choosing medicine, you must choose medicine with guaranteed quality. There are also some drugs that cannot be used, such as lactation suppression drugs, anti-cancer drugs, antipsychotic drugs, anti-thyroid drugs, etc. which cannot be used during breastfeeding.