Can I breastfeed my baby if I have a cough during breastfeeding?

Coughing during breastfeeding is a common symptom for mothers. At this time, as long as you do not take some medicines with side effects, it will not affect breastfeeding. If the cough is severe and requires medication, you must do it under the guidance of a doctor and listen to the doctor's advice. In addition, you should strengthen your diet and maintain adequate rest, which will help improve the symptoms.

1. Healthy living habits

Pay attention to it in daily life. Some healthy and correct living habits. Now I am a mother. It is not like before when I could go out and have fun as much as I wanted, stay up late as I wanted, and play however I wanted. Only by taking good care of yourself and making your body strong can you be responsible for your baby. After the full month, take your baby outdoors more often and let him breathe more fresh air. There are benefits for both sides. In addition, especially when the weather is cold, it is best to wear a nursing coat when feeding your baby, otherwise your back and stomach will be exposed and you will easily catch a cold.

2. Improve your diet

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.

3. Breastfeeding is allowed if the temperature does not exceed 39 degrees

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.

5. Don’t get an injection for a mild cold

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.

6. Ginger Coke

In addition, you can try some folk remedies for colds: for example, boiling cola with ginger, or washing the onion roots and boiling them in a pot, which is more effective. 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.