Breastfeeding While Sick - McKinney,TX

Breastfeeding while you are sick with a fever is fine. But you will need your rest!!! You might have a bladder infection if you don't think it is a cold or flu. You'll need to see your ob for antibiotics. Hope you feel better soon!

Sounds like you've gotten a lot of good advice here. I also agree you should continue breastfeeding. That will ensure your little one gets the antibodies that your body is making against your cold and other pathogens you come in contact with. www.kellymom.com is an awesome site for breastfeeding moms.

I don't know about your question about the fever being possibly related to your c-section. If it is the 1st time you've had a fever since the surgery, then I doubt it, but check with your dr. to be sure.

Good luck and i hope you feel better soon!

Ask your doctor about possible infection. While you are sick, you should continue breastfeeding your baby, as this is where your baby is getting antibodies. Without your antibodies your child will have little immuntiy to your 'cold'. Take care!

You can absolutely keep breastfeeding while sick. And definitely contact your doctor about your symptoms and your concerns about an infection, but if that is what is happening, you'll want to take care of it now before it gets too severe.

Hang in there!

I'm so sorry you're feeling so ucky sick, that's no fun at all. =(
But, YES, definitely keep breastfeeding, no reason to stop and a million reasons to keep on keepin' on!
I wouldn't worry about the low-grade fever quite yet, your body is probably fighting off something and doing a good job of doing just that. Your body will definitely need time to heal from a c-section. Just do the best job you can of taking care of your health. Drink lots of water, eat well. Sometimes a low-grade fever can linger for a while and most times, medical intervention would only hurt your body worse. Give it another week or two at the least.
Hope you feel better soon, GREAT job on breastfeeding!!

You sound like you have exactly what has gone through my entire family....I just took my 8 mnth old to the doctor today because now he has caught it too!
It's a nasty very contagious cold and I'm sorry to hear you have it after having recent surgery....however I dno't think it's related to your Csection, I think it's a bad cold.
I am also still BF my 8 mnth old and as soon as I came down with the symptoms, I started penicillin.
I'm a wimp and can't handle a day of being sick! : )
I continue to nurse my lil boy and even though he caught the cold, he's still getting the healthiest milk from me and antibodies that will help him get better quicker which you can't get from formula.
Keep nursing your baby....especially during this time of year when he's prone to RSV. You want that baby to have the strongest immune system possible.
Best wishes and take care!!

Hello. I would call your doc today, esp. with it being the holiday! You could have a post-op infection even with it being a month later or possibly a kidney stone. As for breastfeeding with a fever, I'm not really sure. When I worked in post partum we had our moms with a temp pump and dump just to avoid passing along a possible infection to the newborn. It's something to check with your OB about. I hope you get to feeling better soon!

Yes, keep breastfeeding. If you're worried that it's something the baby can catch, minimize contact as much as possible (no kisses, etc). But definitely keep nursing, or your milk will dry up. Besides, your body is building immunities to whatever you have, and by breastfeeding you pass those immunities to the baby providing him some protection from it. If you are worried that it could be an infection from the surgery, I'd play it safe and go see the doctor.
I have breastfed two lovely children. One was a preemie (born at 31 weeks) and nursed exclusively for 10 months, and then continued to nurse morning and night until about 14 months. I even had a mastitis (breat infection) when he was 6 months old, and they told me to keep nursing through it (and gave me antibiotics). My second was exclusively breastfed for 12 months, and then nights until about 15 months. Hope you feel better soon. Hang in there!
J.

Keep breastfeeding! And as much as possible---you do not want to dry up. It's good for you and good for your baby---baby gets the antibodies.

About being sick I would definitely make an appt and go see your obgyn if any concern.

Hi G.. I don't know much about the fever being linked to the c-section but I would definitely call the doctor if you think you have an infection around your incision. But... I do know aobut BF'ing. PLEASE continue to BF if you have a fever. This way your baby gets the antibodies even though he or she is exposed to the cold (or whatever it is). I have 5 kids 7 and under and even when we are all sick, like now, the baby weathers it very well. Good luck and call the doctor today befoer they close for the holiday!

You are probably just plain worn out. Have you tried taking tylenol and a hot shower followed by a nap. even a little one will help. I would still brestfeed. And the pain could just be gas. There is a nasty bug going around too. So get lots of rest to keep you healthy. Having a newborn is a lot of work which I don't have to tell you, but remember it sounds like you have a great family ask for a little help, as moms we know we can do it all but that doesn't mean we should.
Hope you feel better.

I am sorry that you are not feeling well. I had a c-section in August but never got a fever due to it. About a month ago I got sick and called my child's pediatrician and they said do not feed your child if you have a fever. They said that whatever is in your body can get passed to the baby via the breast milk. If you have pumped maybe you can use that. I hope that you feel better and get some well desrved rest.....5 kids is very brave:)

Could you have pnemonia? I had it a couple of months ago, and it sucked! Go to the doc.
As far as the baby goes, yes, keep breastfeeding. It's especially important for your baby to get those antibodies in your milk to fight off whatever you have.

You should continue to breast feed. Cold medicines will dry up your supply- as they dry up your nose. Drink plenty of fluids to help and you can also use oatmeal and mother's milk tea to help with this. I would call your doctor about the possible infection. Better to find out sooner than later.

I'm so sorry to hear that you are not feeling well. Like the other girls said Yes continue to breastfeed for your baby to get the antibodies. As far as the fever, it could be due to the c-section but you definitely have an infection of some kind. Most of the time if you have an infection, the incision itself will be red, but no matter what I would at least go get checked out. Infection of any kind is something you shouldn’t discard. Good luck and I hope you get to feeling better.

Did you have an emergency C-section? If you did you could have a saroma. Its when the fat dies around the incision and liquifies and needs to be drained. I only say this because it happened to me. It usually happens along the incision site. I never stopped breastfeeding, even with mastitis. But see your doctor as soon as you can.