COVID-infected mothers can breast-feed their babies, but they must be careful to prevent the babies from becoming infected, by wearing face masks at all times, washing their hands before touching their child and avoiding sneezing while breast-feeding, according to Deputy Director-General of the Department of Health Dr. Ekachai Piensriwatchara.

 

As an alternative to direct breast-feeding, he said mothers can pump the breast milk and then their baby can be fed from a bottle by a relative who is not infected.

 

He advised, however, that pregnant women should not take Favipiravir or Fah Talai Jone traditional herbal medicine, especially during the first trimester of pregnancy, as the drugs may affect the foetus in the womb, adding that Favipiravir is usually administered only during the last quarter of the pregnancy, on a case by case basis.

 

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I always "breast feed with caution", especially at my age ,as my dentures might clamp shut without warning!

I was breast fed until a very late age, 56 to be precise but never with caution therein lies my problems ???? ???? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 hours ago, DezLez said:

I always "breast feed with caution", especially at my age ,as my dentures might clamp shut without warning!

Read the caution! Don't sneeze while feeding.....????