Breastfeeding with a cold

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tbragg077
tbragg077 Posts: 10 Member
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Any suggestions on natural ways to help get rid of a cold while breastfeeding?

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Lots of sleep.
  • EmmieBaby
    EmmieBaby Posts: 1,235 Member
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    water and sleep
  • The_Weaze
    The_Weaze Posts: 512 Member
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    This website has some recommendations for safe OTC treatments if you want to go that route. For me, warm lemon water with honey seemed to help a bit.

    http://www.infantrisk.com/content/over-counter-treatments-cough-and-cold
  • tbragg077
    tbragg077 Posts: 10 Member
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    Thanks yall! I'll try warm lemon water and see if that helps!! I'm not real big in taking medicines so any natural ways would be great!
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
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    We get it. You have a cold. :frowning: LOL
  • tbragg077
    tbragg077 Posts: 10 Member
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    Obviously! I just want natural safe ways since I breastfeed and I read different things on medicines on the Internet!
  • kristydi
    kristydi Posts: 781 Member
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    Hot steamy showers can losen congestion.

    Are you familer with Kellymom? It's a great site for research based breastfeeding info. Here's their article on cold treatments compatible with breastfeeding.

    Disclaimer, their breastfeeding info is research based other info may not be. In other words, if they say it's safe while breastfeeding, I trust them. It may or may not actually help your cold.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
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    I swear there is some sort of process when you breastfeed that lowers your resistance to everything. I'd assume to enhance and increase the amount of antibodies supplied in breastmilk, but I have no proof just my own personal evidence. I get every cold now since I've been breastfeeding. I'm no help to this post just lots of fluids, rest if you can, and time. Till you get the next bug! :o
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
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    Nasal saline rinse. Zinc if you can have it.
  • NotGnarly
    NotGnarly Posts: 137 Member
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    10,000 iui vitamin d3 and rest.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
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    ldrosophila wrote: »
    I swear there is some sort of process when you breastfeed that lowers your resistance to everything. I'd assume to enhance and increase the amount of antibodies supplied in breastmilk, but I have no proof just my own personal evidence. I get every cold now since I've been breastfeeding. I'm no help to this post just lots of fluids, rest if you can, and time. Till you get the next bug! :o

    I rarely ever got sick before pregnancy, didn't have a cold the whole season I was pregnant and I got sick a few times while breastfeeding. I had the worst cold I have ever had while nursing and couldn't take most stuff to feel better.
  • glovepuppet
    glovepuppet Posts: 1,713 Member
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    zinc
  • tbragg077
    tbragg077 Posts: 10 Member
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    Thank you all for your inputs!

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