What should I do if I have a high fever during breastfeeding? Can I breastfeed if I have a cold and cough?

When mothers are breastfeeding their babies after delivery, they should pay attention to their usual eating habits and maintain their physical health. So what should I do if I have a high fever during breastfeeding? Can I breastfeed if I have a cold and cough?

What to do if you have a high fever during breastfeeding

1. Soak your feet in hot water

Soak your feet in relatively hot water (the temperature should be unbearable) for 15 minutes every night. Make sure the water level covers your feet and your feet turn red after soaking to prevent fever.

2. Eat green onions raw

When eating green onions raw, you can heat the oil and pour it on the finely chopped green onion, then eat it cold with tofu and other foods. It is not only delicious but also can prevent fever.

3. Gargle with salt water

Rinse your mouth with salt water every morning, evening and after meals to remove oral bacteria. During influenza epidemics, you should pay more attention to gargling with salt water. At this time, it is better to tilt your head back to rinse the throat with salt water.

4. Health Alarm

Misconceptions about diet during fever - It is a very wrong idea that you should eat nourishing food during fever to enhance your immunity and fight against viruses.

5. Cold water bath

Use cold water to wash your face every day. Use your hands to scoop up a handful of water to wash your nostrils. Gently inhale a little water through your nostrils (be careful not to inhale too deeply to avoid choking) and then blow it out. Repeat this process many times.

6. Massage the nasal groove

Rub your hands together, and after your palms are warm, massage the Yingxiang point (located inside the nasal groove, horizontally at the midpoint of the outer edge of the nose) more than ten times. This can prevent fever and relieve nasal congestion symptoms after fever.

7. Coke and Ginger

Peel and chop 20 to 30 grams of fresh ginger, put it into a large bottle of Coca-Cola, boil it in an aluminum pot, and drink it while it is hot after it cools down a little. It is very effective in preventing and treating influenza.

Can I breastfeed if I have a cold and cough?

In fact, you can continue to breastfeed if you catch a cold during breastfeeding. The most common symptoms of a cold for a breastfeeding mother are fever, sneezing, runny nose, cough, sore throat, etc. Generally speaking, cold viruses are not transmitted through breastfeeding, but through air droplets, so when the mother catches a cold, the environment where the baby lives has already been polluted. Breast milk will produce antibodies on its own, which helps the baby fight against diseases. But if a breastfeeding mother has symptoms of fever, she can stop breastfeeding for one or two days. Therefore, if a breastfeeding mother catches a cold, don't worry too much, just relax and breastfeed your baby.

Can I take medicine for a cold while breastfeeding?

Many breastfeeding mothers are too scared to take medicine when they catch a cold, but if they don’t take medicine, the cold virus will bother them for a long time, which really puts them in a dilemma.

Breastfeeding mothers should remember to take the right medicine to get rid of the cold virus as soon as possible.

When choosing medicines, try to choose those with a single ingredient. However, most mothers do not have only one symptom when they catch a cold. They have all the symptoms at once. What medicine should they take? You may choose some medicines that can be used by children, are relatively safe and have little effect on breast milk, such as Shuanghuanglian, Isatis Root, Vitamin C Yinqiao Tablets, etc.

If a breastfeeding mother has a cold accompanied by inflammation and needs to use antibiotics for treatment, it is recommended not to choose antibiotics blindly. You can consult a professional doctor and purchase antibiotics according to the doctor's instructions.

Postpartum weight loss tips

1. Postpartum weight loss: healthy food

The meals after childbirth must be strictly controlled. You cannot just eat some supplements and some meat to nourish yourself. Instead, you should choose some green vegetables. Some other foods, such as braised eggs, dried tofu, liver, milkfish soup, etc., are all good choices.

2. Postpartum weight loss: blood sugar foods

If blood sugar rises quickly, it will lead to faster secretion of insulin, which will convert blood sugar into fat. Generally speaking, foods such as cakes, biscuits, candies, and sugary drinks will cause blood sugar to rise quickly, while white rice and white bread, compared with brown rice and germ rice, have a slower blood sugar rise rate.

3. Postpartum weight loss: eating order

Since vegetables will swell when they come into contact with water, they can easily make the stomach feel full. Therefore, mothers can drink soup and eat vegetables first, and finally eat rice, noodles and protein.

4. Postpartum weight loss: seasoning

After giving birth, you must pay attention to the fact that all dishes should be low in oil and seasoning. Any heavy-flavored dish is quite high in calories because the hidden calories in the seasoning are very high.

5. Postpartum weight loss: timing

Three meals must be eaten on time. If you skip one meal, it will lead to a decrease in the body's metabolism and slow down the speed of weight loss. However, the body is more active during the day, so you can eat more at lunch.

6. Do some appropriate exercises such as jogging and yoga to promote fat consumption and avoid obesity caused by staying in the room without exercise during the confinement period.

7. The best way to lose weight should be after the child is weaned, because losing weight during breastfeeding may lead to insufficient milk for the child and may cause the adult's resistance to decline. So you should make adjustments according to your own physical condition. Don't do it blindly!