Breastfeeding and the Flu
Looking for advice on what is best. My husband was sick with the flu last weekend. Sore throat, congestion, stuffy nose, fever for 4 days. Thought I beat it but it got me. I EBF my 4 month old. How do I keep feeding on demand and survive lol.
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Cold and flu medicine, naps with baby if you can, and a warm bath every evening to help the congestion over night!
When my LO was 2 weeks I had the cold from hell and that's all that helped me xx
If really congested do this:
- saline spray
- run shower on absolutely boiling and steam up the bathroom (also spray eucalyptus)
- go sit in the bathroom with your little one for about 10mins
- cool the shower down to a comfy level and shower with baby (usually snot is pouring out my sons noses)
- once out another saline spray
- rub a little bit of baby safe vaporub on chest and back
- nasal aspirator (they absolutely hate it and scream murder but it’s over in a few seconds and they’ll be able to breath so much better.
I also spray eucalyptus around the rooms we are in periodically (not too close to baby or an overwhelming amount.
Make sure you stay hydrated, offer small frequent feeds to keep baby hydrated. Nap and get plenty of rest where you can
Hope you’re all feeling better soon
Thank you ❤️ baby got 102.3 fever and has it worse than me. Poor little guy.
How long did it take to go? Me and my baby have it as well. He is 6 months and EBF
He was sick with a fever for about a day and a half. Never went above 102. Tylenol kept it down. Then he just had a stuffy nose for a few days. I recovered within 2 days as well.
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