What to do if you have a cold or cough during breastfeeding

During the breastfeeding period, new mothers often do not get enough rest because they need to feed their children. At this time, their physical condition is likely to decline, which can easily lead to symptoms of cold and cough. As long as the cold and cough are not contagious, it will not affect breastfeeding. However, at this time, you must pay more attention to nutrition, drink more boiled water, and get more rest. If it is not particularly serious, it is best to pay more attention to rational treatment. When it comes to medication, you must follow the doctor's advice.

1. Drink more water

Even if you have a cold, you should continue to eat nutritious food, drink more water, eat more fruits and vegetables, and eat more high-protein foods. Even if you can't eat, you should still eat. Take good care of yourself so that you can have milk for your baby. I asked this question to a colleague who is a mother before. She said that most of the time, when she had a mild cold, she would grit her teeth and persevere without taking medicine. For the sake of her child being able to breastfeed, this little bit of hardship would matter to her. It also allows family members to be more considerate and caring towards themselves. You should make sure to get enough rest, and try to ask your family to help with housework.

2. It is not contagious and you can breastfeed

As long as the fever does not exceed 39° and there is no infectious disease, you can still breastfeed. If it's just a stuffy nose or a runny nose, and it's relatively mild, there's no need to go to the hospital for an injection. I read in the information that getting an IV drip abroad is no less than a minor surgery, and so much antibiotics are not good things. When I was in school, I heard a teacher who taught clinical medicine say that the common cold cycle is one week, and it is possible to get better on its own with or without taking medicine. Even if you have a cold and need to be given an IV drip, you must tell your doctor that you are breastfeeding. This is a very critical period, so please be careful when prescribing medicine for him.

3. Get plenty of rest

In fact, mothers don’t need to worry too much, the baby’s resistance is not that weak. Because newborn babies have relatively strong immunity when they come out of the mother's body. In addition, if they are breastfed, breast milk also contains immunity. I heard from my cousin who has a lot of parenting experience and is very good at taking care of babies that babies around one year old rarely get sick or catch colds as long as they are well taken care of and have good nutrition, and there are no special reasons. If you sneeze while feeding your baby, you can wear a mask yourself.

4. Do not give injections if the condition is mild

For mild colds, it is best to take cold medicine instead of getting an injection. It is best to choose medicine with Chinese herbal ingredients, such as Isatis root granules, Shuanghuanglian oral medicine, and the like. This will have little effect on breast milk and will not cause much stimulation to the baby. However, when taking the medicine, you must read the instructions and consult clearly whether you can take the medicine during breastfeeding and whether it will affect the baby. Be sure to note this. It is best not to take medicines containing antibiotics.

5. You can try some folk remedies for colds:

For example, you can use ginger to cook cola, or wash the onion roots and put them in a pot to boil water, which will have a better effect. It is also said that drinking water boiled with mugwort is good. In normal times, pay more attention to finding some folk remedies for treating colds. In addition, boil brown sugar water with ginger and drink it several times to sweat and detoxify, which will help the cold heal faster. If you have a low fever, use physical cooling. If you have a cold caused by internal heat and a slight cough, drink some autumn pear paste, which is very effective. You can also eat steamed pears.