You can continue to
breastfeeding during treatment.
Even if you need an antibiotic, continuing to
breastfeed during treatment is best for both you and your baby.
Your baby's eyes will not have to be covered, and you can hold and
breastfeed him during treatment.
Not exact matches
Still others can be used as
treatment options both
during pregnancy and after
breastfeeding has begun.
However, the American Academy of Pediatrics discourages against stopping
breastfeeding in jaundiced babies and suggests continuing frequent
breastfeeding, even
during treatment.
There are times when it would be dangerous to
breastfeed during an illness such as when the
treatment for the illness carries a higher risk to the baby in the mother's milk than not
breastfeeding would.
There are no indications, but also no real research carried out on whether chemical hair
treatments while
breastfeeding may harm your baby, but there are some concerns about hair
treatments during pregnancy.
The
treatment of carpal tunnel
during breastfeeding involves being aware of your hand position as you hold and
breastfeed your baby, wearing hand splints, resting as much as possible, taking water pills to release fluid from the body, and getting steroid injections if necessary.
We need to know how to help these mothers and when to refer for
treatment as about 1/3 of
breastfeeding mothers will experience mastitis some time
during their
breastfeeding experience.
You may be able to continue to
breastfeed during certain types of procedures depending on your
treatment plan, the age of the child you're
breastfeeding, and how often your child is nursing.
She'd been exclusively
breastfeeding her 9 - month old son since birth, but had to stop immediately
during treatment.
While HIV can pass from a mother to her child
during pregnancy, labour or delivery, and also through breast - milk, the evidence on HIV and infant feeding shows that giving antiretroviral
treatment (ART) to mothers living with HIV significantly reduces the risk of transmission through
breastfeeding and also improves her health.
If you need to stop
breastfeeding, pump your milk
during treatment and discard.
If you are taking metronidazole and
breastfeeding at the same time, increase your fluid intake
during treatment.
It may be that a mother can't produce a healthy breast milk supply, or perhaps she has to take a medication or undergo a medical
treatment that isn't safe
during breastfeeding.
Thousands of deaths could be averted through a combined prevention and
treatment strategy — interventions such as improved mother and child nutrition, optimal
breastfeeding practices; Oral Rehydration Therapy [ORT]; new low - osmolarity formulations of ORS; incorporating rotavirus vaccines; zinc supplementation
during diarrhoea episodes; immunizing all children against measles; appropriate drug therapy; increased access to safe clean water and sanitation facilities and improved personal and domestic hygiene, including keeping food and water clean and washing hands before touching food.
In some cases you may be able to
breastfeed from the uninfected breast
during treatment.
«Dr Mandelin6 says that while some medications are known to be too dangerous to use
during pregnancy (Trexall ® [methotrexate], for example, is often prescribed for psoriasis but can potentially cause birth defects), other
treatments are safe and can provide symptom relief both when a woman is expecting and
during breastfeeding.»
And, if your
treatment plan includes chemotherapy, you will need to discontinue
breastfeeding during the course of
treatment and for some time thereafter.