Will my immunity decrease during breastfeeding?

During the breastfeeding period, the mother's physical condition is relatively poor, mainly because she needs to breastfeed the child every day. In addition, the child also needs to be breastfed in time at night. This often makes it impossible for the mother to get a good rest. During this period, it is easy to have symptoms of colds. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen good conditioning, pay attention to diet, and maintain adequate rest. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Will my immunity decrease during breastfeeding?

1. During breastfeeding, the mother’s hormone levels are unstable, which can easily cause long-dormant dental diseases to break out. Tooth sensitivity, tooth decay, and wisdom tooth inflammation can all cause toothache. At this time, mothers must go to the hospital first to determine the cause.

2. Breastfeeding the baby will not affect the mother's resistance, but it can improve the baby's resistance. However, generally speaking, the physical condition will be weaker after childbirth, so confinement is very important. It is recommended to pay attention to strengthening dietary nutrition and pay attention to moderate exercise to increase resistance.

What to do if you get sick during breastfeeding

1. What should I do if I catch a cold during breastfeeding? It is normal for mothers to have frequent colds during breastfeeding. Drinking more hot water can solve the problem. If the temperature reaches 38.5°C, action needs to be taken and mothers are advised to take antipyretics. This kind of western medicine has basically no effect on the baby. Colds often cause a scratchy, sore throat and a cough. For the former, you can gargle with warm salt water, dissolving 1/2~1/4 spoon (1 spoon = 5 ml) of salt in 1 cup (240 ml) of warm water; for the latter, you can drink honey water and take cough medicine if necessary.

2. Can a mother still breastfeed if she has shingles? If a mother unfortunately gets shingles, she should keep a distance from the baby in time. Shingles is the same virus that causes herpes. If a mother with the disease is close to her baby, the disease can be transmitted to the baby! Mothers with herpes can take medicine. These medicines have no effect on babies, but when feeding, mothers should also pay attention to squeeze the milk into the bottle and feed it, not breastfeeding!

When a child is just born, not only the child's body will be weak, but the mother's body will also be weak for a period of time, and the hidden dangers that are usually lurking will also be exposed. Therefore, the care of pregnant women cannot be relaxed after giving birth. If the mother unfortunately gets sick, she must pay attention to keeping a distance from the child, so as to protect the child.