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Covid + mom,4m baby breastfeeding
Dear doc,
I am tested fr covid positve with sore throat.i have 4months baby and breastfeeding him
What shld i do with the baby?
Shld i isolate him? What precautions has to be take care to ensure baby is safe?
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Most likely baby is already exposed by now.
You can continue breastfeeding by taking proper precautions and wearing mask.
Let someone else take care of the baby and you only take the baby for breastfeeding.
Except for feeding don't handle the baby.
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Dr. M.L.Kothari
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dear parents,
continue breastfeeding with mask on face
observe any symptoms of covid19 inf kid
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