Patient's question:
Mom has a fever during breastfeeding and has taken fever-reducing medicine, cold medicine, and APC. Can the baby still drink mom's milk?Doctor's answer:
Fever is a normal response of the body to fight pathogens, and it is beneficial for the establishment and maintenance of the immune system (as it can fully activate the body's immune cells to completely eliminate pathogenic bacteria). Therefore, it is generally not necessary to take fever-reducing medication if the temperature is below 38 degrees Celsius (including 38 degrees). Otherwise, the disadvantages outweigh the benefits (such as causing dehydration due to excessive sweating, electrolyte imbalance, damage to the immune system, stomach irritation, liver and kidney damage, etc.). Moreover, you are currently breastfeeding, and dehydration can reduce milk production. Some compound cold medicines contain multiple ingredients, and certain drugs are excreted through breast milk, which can then affect the infant's growth and development.