As the weather turns cooler, it is the high season for colds, especially for breastfeeding mothers, who are very worried once they catch a cold. How can a mother breastfeed her baby if she has a cold? You can continue breastfeeding if you have a mild cold You can continue breastfeeding if you have a cold while breastfeeding. The most common symptoms for breastfeeding mothers are fever, sneezing, runny nose, cough and sore throat. Generally speaking, the cold virus is not spread through breastfeeding, but through airborne droplets, so when the mother has a cold, the environment where the baby lives has already been contaminated. The breast milk will produce antibodies on its own, which will help the baby to fight the disease. But if a breastfeeding mother has a fever, then breastfeeding can be suspended for a day or two. Therefore, breastfeeding mothers don’t have to worry too much when they have a cold, so relax and breastfeed your baby. How should I breastfeed when I have a fever? If a breastfeeding mother has a fever, she can still breastfeed her baby as long as the fever does not go away and she is physically exhausted. Because the child has inevitably been exposed to the bacteria carried by the mother in her daily contact with her, and has developed certain antibodies to it, so for general colds and fevers, the mother can still breastfeed her baby without worrying, but she should pay attention to drink more water so as not to concentrate the milk and cause diarrhea in the child. In general, doctors in regular hospitals, when they know you are breastfeeding, should be able to take all the drugs prescribed, drink more warm water, breastfeeding does not have to be suspended, even if the fever does not go down, you are not afraid, you can breastfeed your baby when the fever is low, but not when the fever is high. What should I do if I have a fever during breastfeeding? The first thing a breastfeeding mother must do is to understand what causes the fever, so that the right medicine can be prescribed. Usually the fever may be caused by mastitis during breastfeeding, puerperal infection, external wind and cold, etc. Choose different countermeasures for different fever levels. When you have a fever during breastfeeding, new mothers should not use drugs indiscriminately to prevent them from having an adverse effect on the child. If the fever is not very serious, mothers can treat the fever caused by the cold by drinking hot water and ginger soup. This drink allows the body to sweat so that the cold can be cured. Secondly, you can consider using physical therapy to bring down the mother’s fever – taking alcohol and rubbing the forehead area, palms, feet and the front and back of the heart to bring down the mother’s body temperature through the principle of alcohol evaporation. Breastfeeding mothers must protect their bodies, usually drink more water and pay attention to keep warm, in case they catch a cold they should also go to the hospital in time and listen to the doctor’s advice. There is no need to panic if you are using medication or breastfeeding, as long as you follow the doctor’s advice, you will be able to get through this difficult stage.