There is some good info about Small pox and Pregnant & Breastfeeding
mothers on the CDC website:

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/vaccination/preg-factsheet.asp

"Is it safe for a woman to breastfeed her baby if a close contact received
the smallpox vaccine?:
Yes. However, anyone who receives the smallpox vaccine should remember to
wash their hands with soap and warm water after direct contact with the
vaccination site, or anything that has touched the vaccination site
(bandages, clothing, towels, bedding, etc.). This is will help prevent the
spread of vaccinia virus to contacts, including young babies.

If a breastfeeding mother who has close contact with a recently vaccinated
person develops a rash, should she stop nursing?:
If a breastfeeding mother who has had close contact with a person recently
vaccinated against smallpox develops a rash, she should check with her
healthcare provider to determine if the rash is related to the smallpox
vaccine. If she has a vaccine-related rash, breastfeeding should not take
place until all scabs from the rash have fallen off. A woman who desires to
maintain her milk supply may continue to pump breast milk, but the milk
should be discarded until her scabs fully separate."

Not sure why - after the baby had already been exposed - anyone thought
that breastfeeding needed to be stopped.  But we all know that.

Janet Vandenberg RN,BScN,IBCLC
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

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