Can I breastfeed if I have a fever due to mastitis during lactation?

If a mother has symptoms of mastitis and fever during breastfeeding, it is best not to breastfeed her child, because breastfeeding at this time may affect the child's physical health. Therefore, we recommend that mothers should first treat the symptoms of mastitis and fever, and then choose to breastfeed. For symptoms such as fever caused by mastitis during lactation, we recommend that you supplement with vitamin C.

You cannot breastfeed if you have mastitis during breastfeeding, because there will be a lot of bacteria in the breast milk, which will cause diarrhea for the baby. As for whether you can breastfeed during a fever, as long as the body temperature does not exceed 38°C, you can continue to breastfeed your baby. If the body temperature is higher than 38℃, breastfeeding should be temporarily stopped, because when the mother has a fever, it will cause a fever or the lack of water in the body will cause the milk to concentrate, which may cause indigestion in the baby and diarrhea and other symptoms.

As long as it is not serious and there is no fever or other symptoms, it is fine. But you must remember to drink plenty of water and wear a mask when feeding your child to prevent infection to your child. If the condition is serious and requires medication or injections, it is recommended that you do not give it to your child because the medication will be passed to the child through breast milk. You can use a breast pump to suck out the milk to maintain milk secretion. The child can eat milk powder for the time being and make sure to drink more water.

Mastitis during lactation should be treated actively after a detailed examination. First of all, you should eat a reasonable diet, drink plenty of water, improve hygiene, keep the breasts clean, avoid adverse stimulation, and supplement vitamin C. Treatment can be actively controlled with penicillin, ampicillin, etc., combined with local hot compresses, massage and other measures, and most cases can improve. Chinese medicine differentiation and treatment can also be applied, such as dandelion, honeysuckle, forsythia, scutellaria, etc.

Regarding the fever caused by mastitis during lactation introduced in this article, you cannot breastfeed. I believe you all know that the most important thing for mothers with fever caused by mastitis during lactation is to treat the disease, and you will be exposed to drugs during the treatment process, so it is best not to breastfeed your child to avoid affecting the child's development.