I've definitely been advising our new moms to keep their babies in and breastfeed. If they do have to go out, they can carry their babies in a sling and keep them close. H1N1 is very much here in our area and very nasty and could make the babies very, very sick. Before H1N1, I just tell new moms to try to avoid large groups and sick people. The first immunizations have little to do with my recommendations, more about the circulating illnesses at the time.
Anne Nans, IBCLC, CPNP
Sackets Harbor, NY
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