This article suggests that a Mom with shingles and a healthy baby can continue breastfeeding:
http://www.breastfeeding.com/all_about/morton_anwers2_shingles.html

Nancy Mohrbacher's Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple (2010) discusses shingles on pp. 741 & 742, suggests talking with baby's healthcare provider about a varicella zoster immune globulin vaccine.  You can also read about chickenpox on pp. 739 and 740 where it mentions that complications are rare in an older baby.  

Ellen

Ellen Rubin, MA, IBCLC, LLLL

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