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Can I Breast Feed My Baby If I Have A Fever?

I recently had a daughter a month ago on 3/19/2015 , I am breastfeeding her and yes I got a fever of 103.7 and today it is 99.3. My question is should I still breastfeed while I have a fever or give her the bottle. Also I have been getting dizzy and feeling light headed.
Mon, 15 Jun 2015
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HI,
I understand your concern.
Even if mother has fever, she can feed her baby.. with following precautions
- Take medicines prescribed for the illness properly,
- should maintain her nutrition/ hydration well. It is advisable to drink a cup of milk/ soup/ juice , at least water- before feeding baby. .
- Take all the precautions; while feeding & avoid passing infection to baby( Like wearing mask in cough/cold, washing hand properly,wearing clean cloths.)
Only in case of skin involvements in infectious diseases like small pox/ chicken pox/ scabies-- where skin contact is to be avoided, she can feed expressed milk to her baby collected aseptically.
Thanks.
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Can I Breast Feed My Baby If I Have A Fever?

HI, I understand your concern. Even if mother has fever, she can feed her baby.. with following precautions - Take medicines prescribed for the illness properly, - should maintain her nutrition/ hydration well. It is advisable to drink a cup of milk/ soup/ juice , at least water- before feeding baby. . - Take all the precautions; while feeding & avoid passing infection to baby( Like wearing mask in cough/cold, washing hand properly,wearing clean cloths.) Only in case of skin involvements in infectious diseases like small pox/ chicken pox/ scabies-- where skin contact is to be avoided, she can feed expressed milk to her baby collected aseptically. Thanks.