Can you breastfeed a woman with a fever?

  Maternal fever is usually okay for breastfeeding, but suspension of breastfeeding may be recommended if some medications are taken orally.  There are many reasons for maternal fever, such as cold and flu, or mastitis caused by improper feeding, so different treatments are needed for different causes. If you have a cold, you should take rest and eat lightly. To avoid infecting your baby, it is best to wear a mask when breastfeeding. For influenza, if the mother takes oral antiviral drugs, the drugs will pass through the breast milk and it is recommended to suspend breastfeeding. For mastitis it is usually necessary to empty the breast in time combined with anti-inflammatory treatment, if using penicillin or cephalosporins, it is possible to continue breastfeeding.  In addition, if it is a low fever after a new birth, the temperature is not very high, you can not use medication person, does not affect breastfeeding.  Maternal fever should pay attention to rest, to a light diet, do not eat spicy and stimulating hair or greasy food, pay attention to drink more water, if the low fever caused by the cold can not take medicine, or take Chinese medicine such as Sanjiu cold spirit granules or Banlangen granules, these do not affect breastfeeding.  In short, it is recommended to seek help from the hospital for maternal fever, and after analyzing the specific situation, decide whether breastfeeding should be suspended.