can u get sick while breastfeeding?
hi,im a mother of 2 little boys.One is 14month old and never took to breast,so he was bottle feed.Now i have a newborn who is 13days old and he loves boobs lol.I was just wondering because my first son is sick with a tummy bug that’s viral(he has diarrhea and spewing) will i get it if im breastfeeding?Thanks to all that answer
P.S.No one in my house has it besides my first son who is 14months old and 2 of my fiances friends come over and now they both have it.its just strange that we dont.
Yes, you can. If you’re still taking your prenantals that may be helping you to keep a good immune system, but you can get sick quite easily while breastfeeding. I had a terrible flu when my son was 2 weeks old. The good thing about breastfeeding when ur sick is that you pass on the immunities to the baby, so it’s unlikely that the baby will get sick even if you do. My son never got my flu.
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