Medicine Baby Quiz | Can breastfeeding mothers take medicine when they have a fever?

Medicine Baby Analysis

When taking medication during breastfeeding, many drug residues will enter the mother's breast milk, commonly known as "over-milk". If you feed your baby at this time, the drug will enter the baby's body with the breast milk, which will have a certain impact on the baby. Because infants and young children are not fully developed and their metabolic functions are immature, their ability to excrete many drugs is still very low. Although the concentration of drugs entering breast milk is very low, it still has a great impact on the baby. Therefore, you need to be cautious when taking medication during breastfeeding.

Colds and fevers during breastfeeding need to be treated according to the specific situation. If the symptoms are mild, drinking more warm water, eating a light diet, and taking rest can relieve them, and no medication is needed. If the symptoms are severe, you need to take the right medicine: if the body temperature is higher than 38.5℃, you can choose antipyretics such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen; if the test shows that the fever is caused by bacteria, you need to use antibiotics such as penicillins or cephalosporins. These drugs are safe for breastfeeding mothers and will not affect breastfeeding. But please note that if the cold does not get better after a week, please be sure to seek medical attention in time.