Breastfeeding mothers are like any other stage of the body, There is no specific prevention ability strong enough to avoid being infected with influenza. It is entirely possible for mothers to be infected with flu during the epidemic season. So when the mother has the flu, Should I continue breastfeeding or not??
Flu is easily transmitted
It is a disease caused by a virus, Influenza is an infectious disease that can spread rapidly and develop into an epidemic. The disease is transmitted through the respiratory tract, The flu virus can spread through direct contact with a sick person, through tiny droplets of water that an infected person shoots or through contact with objects contaminated with the virus. By these methods from an infected person, Influenza virus quickly spreads throughout the population.
The target organ of influenza virus is the upper respiratory tract where respiratory epithelial cells are most sensitive.. These are the first cells the flu virus attaches to, intrusion and replication. These are also the first cells that cause influenza in the body. Once the virus invades and causes disease, the patient's body will have typical symptoms: ho, sneeze, have a runny nose, expectorate clear phlegm, high fever, mệt mỏi. Under normal conditions, flu can go away on its own after about 2 week, But in some susceptible subjects, influenza causes severe complications such as pneumonia, meningitis, encephalitis, inflammation and muscle necrosis, myocarditis and can lead to death. Some of these subjects are pregnant women and children during breastfeeding.
It is entirely possible for a breastfeeding mother to be infected with the flu during the epidemic season. So when the mother has the flu, Can the flu virus get into milk?.
As mentioned above, Influenza virus is especially susceptible to the upper respiratory tract because there the virus easily adheres and penetrates. However, it does not mean that if they adhere, they can cause disease. They will encounter a series of protective defenses such as IgA antibodies available in the mucus of the respiratory tract., immune competent cells such as lymphocytes, Macrophages are always carefully patrolling and guarding. These components will largely reduce the ability of influenza viruses to penetrate cells. But there is still a small percentage of spleen viruses that are successful, they burrow into nasal epithelial cells, throat, almost... forcing these cells to synthesize new viruses and destroy the cells to release progeny of viruses. These viruses continue to invade adjacent cells causing widespread destruction in the upper respiratory tract.
If the influenza virus overcomes all of the above protective barriers, the virus will enter the bloodstream and cause viremia.. However, to this day, people see that, Viremia is very unlikely. They only occur in cases where the immune system is too weak or in subjects with severe immunodeficiency. And even, Even in cases of viremia, there is damage to other organs such as the brain, tim, kidneys, the phenomenon of virus survival in the mammary glands is very rare, if not non-existent. The level of virus in the blood is very low. People have done a lot of research and there is no evidence to prove that mothers with the flu will be infected with the flu virus in their milk.. Or to put it simply, the flu virus is not transmitted through breast milk.
Although not transmitted through breast milk, the flu virus is easily transmitted through the respiratory tract. Just one sneeze from mom, Or just stroking your baby's lips and nose is enough to infect your baby with the virus if he or she is in the newborn stage. These phenomena are very common when mothers breastfeed. Therefore, when mothers are breastfeeding, they need to take care to avoid getting the flu. If you are unlucky enough to be infected with the flu, you need to be careful to avoid infecting your child.
Advice for breastfeeding mothers with flu
There's nothing to complain about breast milk if you've just given birth. Because breast milk is the most ideal food that no other food can compare to. So even if the mother has the flu, The best advice is to continue breastfeeding. However, because of the possible risk of spread, Mothers should follow these instructions:
Severe cases of influenza, sneezing continuously, cough continuously, If you continuously cough up phlegm, you should be isolated from your child for a while. Temporarily stop breastfeeding for a while 2-3 days from the onset of the disease. In the following days, you can continue to breastfeed but must wear a mask carefully, Wash your hands before holding your baby, Clean your nipples with warm water before breastfeeding to completely kill the virus.
Mothers should isolate themselves from their children, Put your child in a separate room and ask family members like grandparents, parents, Brothers and sisters help take care of the baby and change diapers, change diapers, wash your face and nose… Mothers should also wear masks every time they come into contact with relatives to limit the spread of the virus to those around them because these people can be intermediaries that transmit the disease to the baby.. Everything can only be normal later 2 weeks from when the mother's symptoms subsided.
In the following cases, stop breastfeeding completely: mothers with influenza co-infected with viral hepatitis, with herpes virus infection, coinfection with HIV, typical damage to the nipple. Suspected cases should be re-examined at medical facilities and receive detailed instructions from the doctor.
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