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Breastfeeding with cold
I am having 1 month old baby. I find I am having cold . Can I now breast feed my one month old baby? Or give formula?
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Continue BF to your baby....no worries but wear mask and sanitise your hands frequently...
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Breast feed your baby.do not give formula
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi,
Wear a mask and go near the baby. Your breast milk will not carry the cold. Do not worry.
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Do not give formula
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