In addition to paying attention to the health of her newborn baby, a new mother also needs to pay extra attention to her own care after giving birth. Although the family will take extra care of the new mother after delivery, but it is still inevitable to suffer from a cold, especially in the fall and winter or winter and spring season change. So should a new mom continue breastfeeding even if she has a cold? How to breastfeed correctly? Should a new mom continue breastfeeding if she has a cold? It’s safe to say that it’s perfectly fine for a mom to continue breastfeeding during a common cold. And it is all the more necessary to stick to breastfeeding because breast milk has immunologically active substances, including lysozyme and immunoglobulin. Generally speaking, when foreign aid supplements proteins, after the digestive system will be turned into amino acids and no longer have immune activity. However, breast milk is special in that its immunologically active substances are not destroyed by gastric juices, so they reach the intestines with activity and are absorbed by the body. The immunoactive substances have the most pronounced effect on the intestinal and respiratory tracts. Therefore, the baby insists on eating breast milk helps to strengthen the baby’s resistance, which is incomparable to any formula or milk. New mom suffered a cold how to breastfeed correctly? 1, breastfeeding when wearing a mask If the mother sneezing, runny nose, coughing symptoms are more obvious, you can wear a mask when breastfeeding to the baby. Common colds generally do not need to take medication, as long as you pay attention to drink more water and rest. 2, take medicine and breastfeeding interval long If under the guidance of the doctor, to take some symptomatic treatment of drugs, in addition to reading the instructions of the drug, it is also recommended to take medication immediately after breastfeeding, so that the interval from the next breastfeeding longer, can minimize the content of drugs in the milk. 3, more ventilation, maintain air circulation After a cold, we should pay attention to environmental ventilation, to avoid cross-infection. Colds belong to upper respiratory tract infections, which are usually spread through the respiratory tract by various viruses in the air. It is common for a family to suffer from colds one after another. The so-called cross-infection is actually the presence of germs in the common living environment, so the baby can’t be blamed on the mom for catching a cold. Healthy menstruation environment should ensure air circulation, pay attention to open the window every day, as long as not blowing directly at the mother and baby, and pay attention to keep warm there is no problem.