Passing Your Cold??

[hismrsramirez86]

I have a week and a half old baby boy and well I'm starting to get sick :( I both breastfeed and formula feed him. My thing is will I pass my cold to him if I breastfeed him?? He's too little to get sick right now and its too early for me to get sick when he's this lil.

[emmy526]

you will pass antibodies from your cold in your breastmilk to him...he may get the sniffles, but it shouldn't be a full blown cold.  Try to breastfeed as much as possible to get him those antibodies he needs.

[amonkeymom]

Nah, he shouldn't get it.

[hismrsramirez86]

That's a relief lol

[karamille]

He should be fine.  You can use saline drops in his nose if he should get stuffy to help him breathe while sucking.  

[MammaKoi]

Nope not sick from the breast milk, keep feeding him. He will probably get a little sick from you but the antibodies you make in your body passes to him in your breast milk and will help him kick that nasty cold! 

[PrincessZ20]

Breastfeeding is the best thing you can do for him now!  He'll get the antibodies your body is making to help him fight it off :)

If he does get congested, try a little breast milk in his nose instead of saline drops - instead of trying to aim, I express a little into a cup and use a dropper or syringe to get it in the nose. 

Good luck!!

[egyptian_mommy]

Breastfeeding is actually the best thing you can do for him right now. Keep nursing Mama!

[Vertical15]

I have no new advice but kudos for breastfeeding!  Its the best thing you can do for your LO.

[frndlyfn]

Nope.  You will not pass the actual cold to him unless you sneeze or cough on his face.

[hismrsramirez86]

Thanx ladies :)