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I have fever and diarrhea can i continue breastfeeding.can my baby catch the virus if i hold her or if she breasfeed?
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Continue feeding her: One of the great advantages of breast feeding is that you are not just transferring nutritional components to your offspring but also passively antibodies that your mature immune system is generating against diseases. Your breast milk is sterile unless you have a mastitis in which case you should pump and discard the milk.
Answered 10/13/2015
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