What to do if you have a severe cough during breastfeeding

Women should not take any medicine if they have a cold, fever or cough during breastfeeding. Some medicines will be transmitted to the baby through the secretion of breast milk. So what should you do if you have a severe cough during breastfeeding? You can relieve the symptoms through diet. Drink plenty of water every day. Boiling rock sugar pears and steaming oranges can all relieve coughs. If you have to, it is recommended to go to the hospital to get some medicine suitable for breastfeeding.

1. Simple methods to relieve cough during lactation:

1. We can try drinking ginger water or ginger soup. We all know that ginger soup has the effect of dispelling cold, so we breastfeeding women can try it. When the seasons change, we should pay more attention to keeping warm, especially not to transmit some germs to people around us.

2. Breastfeeding women must seek early treatment, otherwise the germs will be transmitted to the child. If the cold is accompanied by cough, you can add 7 cloves of garlic to ginger and brown sugar and boil them in water. If it is accompanied by fever, you can add a scallion to ginger and brown sugar and boil them in water.

3. We should be careful not to make ourselves too tired. We can soak our feet before going to bed at night. While soaking our feet, we can pat our shoulders and massage our scalp to promote blood circulation. We can also drink ginger and brown sugar water while soaking to warm up the body as soon as possible.

Note:

You must pay attention to your diet during a cold. If you don’t eat correctly, your efforts may be in vain. Since colds are caused by cold, the diet should not be cold either. We must only eat foods with neutral properties for three meals a day.

2. Treatment of cough during lactation:

If the cough is mild, medication is generally not recommended.

1. Drink plenty of water

Drinking water can relieve cough symptoms and help the body eliminate toxins.

2. Folk remedies

Beat an egg, add a small amount of white sugar and ginger juice, and take it 2-3 times with half a cup of boiling water to relieve cough.

3. Rock sugar snow pear

Dice the pear and cook it with the red dates first, then add rock sugar and continue cooking.

3. Precautions for cold and cough during breastfeeding

About medication

Never buy medicine and take it on your own. Be sure to consult a doctor before taking it. Some medicines cannot be taken during breastfeeding. Not only will it affect your own body, but it will also have adverse effects on the baby.

4. What medicines should not be taken for cough during lactation?

Category 1: Antibiotic drugs

This type of medicine should not be taken casually. Even if you take it, you must follow the doctor's advice. You must not breastfeed while taking antibiotics. Antibiotics can cause kidney damage and hearing damage to the baby. At the same time, it also has certain harm to other physical development of the baby.

Category 2: Sex hormone drugs

The most common method is birth control pills, but you cannot take birth control pills during breastfeeding.

Category III: Sedatives and analgesics

A cold may be accompanied by a headache, so you must avoid taking painkillers or other medications.