5 Infectious Diseases That Should Make Your Mother Not to Breastfeed Your Baby First

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In general, a sick mother such as the flu or fever can still breastfeed her baby. However, if the mother is attacked by one of the five types of infection below, the doctor usually warns you not to breastfeed the baby - and replace it with formula milk. The reason is, some types of infections can indeed be transmitted through breast milk and eventually come to infect babies.

What are the infectious infections?

Don't suckle first, because some of these infections are transmitted through breast milk

1. HIV

The HIV virus can be transmitted through breast milk if the mother is positively diagnosed with HIV since before pregnancy. That is why,The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emphasize every mother who has HIV not to breastfeed her baby first. The risk of transmitting the virus from breastfeeding mothers who are HIV positive to infants can be as high as 15-45 percent.

To maintain a baby's nutritional intake during the breastfeeding period, you can use sufor or obtain an ASI donor from another healthy mother. In addition, nevirapine antiretroviral treatment is reported to be effective in preventing the risk of HIV transmission through ASI by 42 percent. So if you are diagnosed with HIV, don't miss it to get treatment. If you are diligent about taking medication and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, you may still breastfeed your baby

2. Hepatitis B

While still in the womb, the baby will not be infected by the mother's hepatitis virus. However, hepatitis B can be transmitted through breast milk when the baby is in the breastfeeding period. It is not known how much the risk of transmission of this virus through breast milk, but babies infected with hepatitis B from the mother can experience liver damage (cirrhosis). He can also transmit the infection to family members and other people in the future.

Even so, babies can be protected from the hepatitis B virus if given vaccination as soon as possible after birth - maximum in the first 12 hours of life. Then when the baby is 1-2 months old and at the age of 6 months, the remaining two doses must be given again. At the age of 9-18 months, the baby should be seen by a doctor to find out if he has a positive hepatitis B virus.

At the same time, mothers who have hepatitis must also get hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) as a method of treatment.

3. Herpes simplex

Besides HIV and hepatitis B, the herpes simplex virus can also be transmitted through breast milk. Babies infected with herpes can experience severe symptoms and often cause death. But as long as the symptoms of herpes sores do not affect the breast and nipple area, it really doesn't matter if you choose to breastfeed the baby.

To prevent the risk of transmission, you are generally recommended to pump breast milk and given it through a milk bottle. Pumping also helps maintain the supply of milk and prevents the breasts from being painful and irritated. However, pay attention to how you pump breast milk. If there is a part of the pump that touches the herpes wound, the milk should be removed and never given to the baby.

4. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Cytomegalovirus is still in the family of the herpes virus. Breastfeeding is also an intermediary for the transmission of this infection. Moreover, CMV infection generally does not show any symptoms so the mother never realizes that she has contracted the virus.

In general, CMV infections also do not cause specific symptoms in babies born on time (full term), but symptoms can appear more severe in premature babies. Mothers who are positive for CMV are actually still likely to breastfeed their babies, but must be closely monitored by a doctor and undergo routine treatment.

5. HTLV-1

Same with herpes, HTLV-1 (Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus) is one of the infectious infections through ASI that can occur. The immune system in babies at birth is still very limited and will develop according to the increased exposure of microorganisms in the digestive tract.

While the HTLV virus, which is present in T cells in breast milk, in semen, and blood is a type of provirus. Human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is reported to cause leukemia and can be passed on to infants through breast milk.

5 Infectious Diseases That Should Make Your Mother Not to Breastfeed Your Baby First
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