Tips for conducting the breastfeeding when the woman gets some illnesses

Does the woman who gets some illnesses allowed to do the breastfeeding? There are so many women who ask about it because they are worried if the illnesses can be spread by the breast milk. In this occasion the writer will try to discuss about it to find appropriate solution. The solution is that the woman shouldn’t be worried about that because the illnesses will not influence the breast milk quality.

The breast milk will produce the antibody substances which are useful for the baby although the woman is having some illnesses. Therefore it will give an equal benefit for the baby to get a good immunity system. Likewise the drug consumed by the woman will not influence the quality of the breast milk. But there are some medicines that can influence the woman`s breast milk such as the anticancer medicines or the woman having the cancer treatment using radioactive.

Tips for conducting breastfeeding when the woman having influenza or fever

For the woman who gets influenza will be better to use the masker when doing the breastfeeding because the influenza viruses can be easily to spread through the sneeze or cough. The woman shouldn’t be wary to consume some influenza medicine and fever given by the doctor.

Tips for conducting the breastfeeding when the woman gets some diarrhea 

Diarrhea is one of the disease that can cause a heavy defecate in the frequent period (It can be more than 6 times a day). The diarrhea can cause some dehydration, therefore the woman need to consume a lot of foods and beverages to replace the body fluids. The woman should wash her hand using soap before conducting the breastfeeding. The diarrhea microbe can spread through the unsterile hand.

Tips for conducting the breastfeeding when the woman getting the hepatitis a disease

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics there is no evidence that is found related to the spreading of the hepatitis A in the woman`s breast milk. To prevent the infection of the hepatitis a for the baby, the woman should wash her hand before conducting the breastfeeding. Therefore the woman should not be worried about it.

Tips for conducting the breastfeeding for the woman who gets the diabetes 

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is not a contagious disease but you must pay for attention about that. The woman will has some profit during the lactation. Based on a certain research, the woman who is conducting the breastfeeding will have a lower risk of getting the diabetes mellitus in the next pregnancy. The hormonal changes in the woman`s body can reduce the blood sugar level and make the woman feels well.

Summary:

• The woman is allowed to do the breastfeeding when she gets some illnesses which is not caused by contagious disease through the breast milk.
• Doing the breastfeeding when the woman gets some illnesses will give an equal benefit for the baby to improve his immunity.