When a mother gets sick with breastfeeding, the first question that interests her is whether she can continue to feed her baby. First of all, it should be noted that with any discomfort, a woman should consult a doctor, and only after the examination therapist will be able to recommend - how and what to treat a nursing mother.
It should be noted that colds, viral infections, sore throats, bronchitis in a nursing mother are not a contraindication for lactation. Thus it is necessary to observe anti-epidemic measures:
- isolate the baby while sleeping in another room;
- Regularly ventilate the room;
- to feed the child and take care of him only in the gauze dressing, which must be changed every three hours;
- You can put a bactericidal lamp in the children's room and turn it on several times a day for 10 minutes;
- disinfect air with garlic. For this, several cloves of garlic are peeled, crushed and placed in saucers around the room. Changing garlic is necessary at least three times a day, since phytoncides quickly volatilize.
Observing these precautions, one should not forget about the treatment. It is necessary to be treated with drugs that are compatible with breastfeeding, especially for antibacterial therapy. To date, there are many drugs that can be taken to nursing mothers, and the attending physician will help them choose. In this case, symptomatic therapy (drugs from the common cold, cough and sore throat) is used almost without restrictions. It is also allowed to take antiviral drugs based on interferon.
If the illness of the mother is accompanied by an increase in temperature, then it must be brought down if it rises above 38.5 degrees. For this, paracetamol is most often used. Feeding a baby with breast milk at a temperature not only can not harm a crumb, but on the contrary helps to save it from a disease. The antibodies produced in the mother's body are transmitted to the baby and protect him from infection.
Sinusitis in a nursing mother
The situation is complicated if the nursing mother has chronic diseases, and they become aggravated during the feeding period. To such diseases it is possible to carry a genyantritis. It must be treated exclusively under the supervision of a doctor. However, many drugs are contraindicated in breastfeeding, so most often resort to one of two methods:
- a puncture or a puncture - a method unpleasant, but effective;
- "Cuckoo" (the name is associated with the sound that must be pronounced during the procedure).
But the best means is prevention: you need to monitor the cleanliness of the nose, try not to catch cold, do not run the disease and do not let it go.
Pain in the stomach and lactation
Everything is relatively clear when it comes to respiratory diseases, and if the nursing mother has a stomach ache or she has poisoned herself, how to act in this case.
The causes of pain in the stomach can be several:
- inflammatory diseases of the digestive system;
- binge eating;
- use of heavy food.
In these situations, most often there is a violation of the digestive process. It may be due to
When the pain in the stomach is accompanied by diarrhea and vomiting, it is most likely about food poisoning. In this case, the mother must necessarily drink absorbents, and when vomiting - more use of fluids to avoid dehydration. Breastfeeding should be continued, since the antibodies contained in the mother's milk, and in this situation, protect the crumb from the disease.