Are you worried about the baby if you get sick during breastfeeding? "Bearing it hard" is not the solution. Scientific medication is the best way!

From the moment a newborn is born, the mother is planning to give the baby the first "health insurance" - breastfeeding. Although breastfeeding has many advantages, mothers also have unspeakable secrets during the breastfeeding process. Once they are sick, many mothers choose to "harden their backs" for fear that taking medicine will affect breast milk. The result is: the opportunity for treatment is missed, and a minor illness becomes a major illness, which makes the mother more anxious. In fact, as long as the medicine is used scientifically, it can not only help mothers get rid of the pain as soon as possible, but also will not harm the health of the baby. On the occasion of the 31st "World Breastfeeding Week", Yaowa will popularize how to use medicines scientifically for common diseases during lactation, so that new mothers will no longer be "difficult".

1

Mastitis

Penicillins or cephalosporin antibiotics are commonly used and will not affect breastfeeding.

2

Bacterial respiratory infections

You can choose penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics. If you have fever symptoms, you can choose acetaminophen. If you choose cold medicine, pay attention to the first choice of single-ingredient drugs and avoid using compound preparations.

3

Viral cold

It is a self-limiting disease and generally does not require medication. Just drink plenty of water and rest. If it is influenza, you can choose the antiviral drug oseltamivir. During the use of oseltamivir, it is recommended that mothers stop breastfeeding.

4

diarrhea

You can choose montmorillonite powder (take on an empty stomach, 2 hours apart from other foods). If it is bacterial diarrhea, avoid using quinolone antibiotics, such as levofloxacin, because these drugs can affect the development of infant bones and joints. If you must use them, you should stop breastfeeding.

Five principles of scientific medication

If you get sick during breastfeeding, you can usually treat the disease and breastfeed at the same time as long as you choose the right medicine and know the correct time to take it. The following five principles can be followed when taking medicine during breastfeeding:

1. Try to choose single-ingredient medicines and avoid compound preparations to prevent the effects on breastfeeding from becoming complicated due to their multiple ingredients.

2 Try to choose short-acting and fast-acting dosage forms and avoid using sustained/controlled-release agents to prevent the drug from staying in the mother's body for too long.

3. Stagger the time of breastfeeding and taking medicine. You can choose to take the medicine immediately after breastfeeding to extend the time of the next breastfeeding and minimize the impact of the medicine in breast milk on the baby.

4 If you must take some "unsafe" drugs, it is recommended to stop breastfeeding and resume breastfeeding after the drugs are metabolized (about 5 drug half-lives).

5. If mastitis or eczema requires the application of hormone ointments, it is recommended to use weak glucocorticoids such as hydrocortisone. If other topical medications are used, it is recommended not to touch the baby's skin. For example, if medication is applied to the breast, it must be cleaned before breastfeeding.

When breastfeeding mothers take penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics, it may affect the baby's intestinal flora. Therefore, it is recommended that mothers carefully observe the baby's condition. If the diarrhea is severe, it is necessary to stop breastfeeding or consult a doctor or pharmacist to change other drugs.