Can a pregnant woman breastfeed while taking medicine for a cold?

During the breastfeeding period, mothers have higher dietary requirements. Because we all know that what mothers eat during breastfeeding will be passed to the baby through breast milk, so, what should mothers do if they get sick during breastfeeding? Can mothers take cold medicine at this time? If the mother has a fever, the baby will also have a fever after drinking the mother's milk. Therefore, it is a very troublesome thing for a breastfeeding mother to get sick. So, today let’s take a look at what a mother should do if she gets sick during breastfeeding. Can she take medicine? How should she deal with it?

Some breastfeeding mothers, for the sake of their baby's health, are too scared to breastfeed their babies if they catch a cold. So is a cold really that scary that it would cut off their baby's food supply?

In fact, you can continue breastfeeding if you have a cold during breastfeeding. The most common cold symptoms for breastfeeding mothers are fever, sneezing, runny nose, cough, sore throat, etc. Generally speaking, cold viruses are not transmitted through breastfeeding, but are transmitted through air droplets. Therefore, when the mother catches a cold, the environment in which the baby lives has already been contaminated. Breast milk produces antibodies on its own, which helps the baby fight diseases. However, if a breastfeeding mother has symptoms of fever, she can stop breastfeeding for one or two days. Therefore, breastfeeding mothers don’t need to worry too much if they catch a cold. Just relax and breastfeed your baby.

Although generally speaking, mothers with colds during breastfeeding can still breastfeed their babies, for the health and safety of the baby, they should also pay attention to the following matters:

1. Wash your hands before breastfeeding: You should wash your hands before feeding your baby. You should be more careful when the baby has a cold, because breastfeeding mothers may sneeze or blow their noses, which will cause some cold viruses or other bacteria on their hands. They need to be washed thoroughly, otherwise they can easily be brought into the baby's stomach.

2. Don’t cough or sneeze towards the baby: Never cough or sneeze towards the baby. Viruses and bacteria can be transmitted to the baby, causing respiratory infections and other diseases. You can wear a mask when feeding the baby.

3. Drinking more boiled water will help you recover from a cold as soon as possible.

4. Drinking more chicken soup during breastfeeding can prevent colds. You can add a little pepper, ginger, etc. to the soup, which also has a certain effect on treating colds.

5. Keep the indoor air circulating and open windows more often to let in sunlight to kill bacteria and disinfect.