When a pregnant woman has a fever, the quality of her breastmilk will change, and breastfeeding her baby in this condition may affect the baby’s health.
Breastfeeding is generally not recommended until the temperature of a pregnant woman with fever has dropped to normal, and needs to be suspended for a few days so that appropriate methods of cooling can be taken according to the temperature of the pregnant woman. In order to avoid the effect of drugs on breast milk, if the temperature does not exceed 38.5 ℃, it is generally recommended to use physical cooling methods. If the body temperature is high enough to require the use of antipyretic drugs, but must be taken under the guidance of a doctor.
This is because when a woman has a high fever, it suggests that there is an infection, and breastfeeding at this time may cause the child to bring viruses or bacteria into the body when he or she eats the milk. In addition, after taking fever-reducing drugs orally, the drugs will be passed to the baby through breast milk, which will also cause some liver and kidney damage.
Therefore, if a breastfeeding mother has a fever, it is generally recommended to suspend breastfeeding and replace breastmilk with formula for a period of time, and then resume breastfeeding in a week or so after the mother’s condition has recovered.