Its just hit me the past hour i feel so sick and ive thrown up twice and ds is due for a feed but im scared ill get him sick plus i feel awful i cant sit up without feeling like im going to chuck. Thanks for any advice
Oh big hugs, hun, I really hope it passes as quickly as it came on!! I'm not an expert but I'm pretty sure Concord will be fine, babe, I vividly recall coming down with a really savage bout of flu when Hayley was a few weeks old, I was literally bedridden for four days, had liquid coming out both ends (lol sorry for the TMI but thought it was relevant), couldn't sit up without vomiting etc etc... and DH just tucked Hayley in bed with me and we just slept and fed (well, she fed, I struggled to keep down enough water to keep a supply going) for a few days, H seemed to be totally fine (just got bored from being stuck in the bedroom with me constantly lol). I was really scared of having her in bed with me, I thought for sure she would get sick either from being near me, or by getting germs through my milk, but she was totally okay - no temps, no spews, no sign of anything other than a content bub having lots of snuggle time with mummy!
Hope you feel much better soon sweetie!
As the others have said, it's fine to keep bfing. You will pass on antibodies to protect him through your milk. Tummy bugs can't pass through milk, but he can still pick it up from you by touch etc, so it's important to keep washing your hands frequently.
Elliot is still little, but if you can figure it out, feeding while lying down might help you to get through this.
I hope you feel better soon hun, tummy bugs really suck
Feeling sick and BFing? will I pass it on?
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