Question
My child has been crying constantly lately and not eating much. How long after a fever can a breastfeeding mother continue to nurse?
Answer
Hello, if we only consider the medication, it is generally safe to breastfeed after about one and a half days. However, if you are sick yourself, nursing while ill could potentially transmit the infection to the baby. Additionally, if the child doesn’t want to eat, it could be due to illness, such as respiratory infections caused by viruses like the Coxsackie virus and other enteric viruses that have been in the spotlight recently, nutritional anemia, intestinal parasites, deficiencies in trace elements, rickets, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, hepatitis, gastroenteritis, even angular cheilitis, and other diseases can all lead to a lack of appetite. Not wanting to eat could be a sign of illness and should not be overlooked.