Can I breastfeed if I have a fever of 375 degrees during lactation?

Fever during lactation is a very common situation in daily life. It will not only cause great harm to the physical health of expectant mothers, but also seriously affect their normal life and breastfeeding. Therefore, it is particularly important to understand relevant knowledge and find scientific and effective treatment methods. Many people don’t know whether they can breastfeed if they have a fever of 37.5 during breastfeeding. In fact, they can, but if they find related symptoms, they need to seek medical treatment in time and choose appropriate treatment methods according to their actual situation.

1. Colds cannot be transmitted to babies through breast milk. As long as the mother's body temperature does not exceed 38.5℃, she can breastfeed her baby as usual. However, when the body temperature exceeds 38.5℃, the baby is likely to suffer from diarrhea after consuming breast milk due to its high heat, so breastfeeding should be stopped immediately. During this period, you should express the milk by hand or with a breast pump to avoid milk accumulation.

2 In addition, when a mother feeds her baby after catching a cold, she should wear a mask to prevent the virus from spreading to the child through the respiratory tract. At other times, it is best to let family members help take care of the child and reduce contact with the child as much as possible so that she can rest better and recover her health as soon as possible. In daily life, you should pay attention to eating a light diet, drink plenty of boiled water, and open windows regularly to maintain indoor air circulation and reduce the chance of virus transmission. If necessary, you can also use vinegar for indoor fumigation and disinfection.

3 In most cases, a mother can continue breastfeeding after catching a cold and having a fever, except when the fever persists (body temperature is above 39°C), in which case breastfeeding must be suspended. Because when a mother has a respiratory infection, the infection has usually been passed to the baby before she discovers she is ill, and the mother's breast milk has also produced corresponding anti-infection substances - antibodies. By continuing to breastfeed, your baby will receive milk containing these antibodies, which can help fight infection. Of course, mothers should actively treat their own infections while continuing to breastfeed. Almost all drugs present in the mother's blood can enter breast milk, but the drug content in breast milk rarely exceeds 1% to 2% of the maternal dosage, and the amount of drugs absorbed by the infant is only a small part of this 1% to 2%.

4 Therefore, it usually does not cause obvious harm to infants. When the mother has a viral cold, she can take some Chinese patent medicines, such as Ganmao Qingre Granules, Shuanghuanglian Oral Liquid, Shuanghua Oral Liquid, etc.; if it is a bacterial infection, penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics can be used, such as Penicillin V Potassium Tablets, Pioneer No. 6, etc. None of these medicines will affect the quality of your breast milk.