Same thing here. We have contacted swine flu through my 10 year old, who
spend a few days with a friend, while the rest of us went to visit
relatives. I felt so guilty. Of the whole family, mine was the worse one,
since my immunity is compromises. I believe that it took me about two month
to shake it off. My three year-old and my 12 year old also took longer time
recovering. I strongly suspect that my three year-old's anemia played a role
in his slower recovery. My DH and the other kids have recovered easier. As
to my then 16 month-old baby. She nursed through the whole thing, had a
temperature spikes, and was over the whole thing in about a week. She was
well enough for her PT and OT after the first three days. She has lost
weight, and nursing was not easy due to the loss of appetite and gastric
discomfort. I also have experienced a drop in my milk supply. All in all we
just stayed in bed as much as we could. Drunk lots of fluids and took care
of ourselves.
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Kershaw Jane <
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> Thanks Morgan. Evidence is as good as the person who is looking at it's
> eyeglasses (or microscope or telescope). I like evidence based medicine
> mostly, but it sure makes it difficult if YOU are not in the middle of the
> bell curve! If we only had interchangeable parts, you could go down to
> Autozone and buy a replacement. To me, that's what formula implies - we all
> just need the same kind of gas to make our engines burn!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lactation Information and Discussion [mailto:
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Morgan Gallagher
> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:11 AM
> Subject: Re: swine flu
>
> This nursing mother has just nursed her 4 year old through swine fever.
>
> We were infected by a 2 year old, who contracted it and wasn't showing
> symptoms when he visited. Myself and my husband came down with the rather
> common set of symptoms that are associated with swine flu, which are taking
> a long time to shake off. A heavy cold, more than a flu. The mother of the
> 2 year old came down with it quite badly. Her 5 month old baby, whom she
> nursed continuously, and took to bed with her, did not. She's tandem
> feeding, and so both infected 2 year old, and 5 month old, were
> breastfeeding and bed sharing during the worst moments of mother and 2 year
> old being very poorly. 5 month old as happy as larry, and not a sign of
> owt.
>
> My 4 year old came down with classic and immediate swine flue, and all we
> did was treat the temperatures spikes, which were severe. I took my
> nursling to bed too, and nursed and held him, and gave him the body contact
> I'd give for any illness. He recovered quickly. Mother of 5 month old
> reported the swine flue was making her poorly, but it was not as bad as her
> last bout of mastitis, which made her much more poorly.
> She also recovered very quickly.
>
> I'd say, from experience, the best place for the baby, is on the mother, as
> much as possible. :-)
>
> Not clinical, I know, but you did ask! If it's a choice between breastmilk
> and tamiflu... we chose breastmilk. Our tamiflu was left on file at the
> doctor's.
>
> (Incidentally, the bugger with swine flu, is not how ill it makes you feel.
> It's the classic viral 'drop through a hole in the floor'
> feeling,which can turn you into mush in a moment, and last for a few hours.
> But when you bounce back up, it's fine. All of you out there heading for
> it, may need that little snippet of experience when it arrives. That, and
> make sure there is loads of clean laundry to go round - it won't be clean
> for long.)
>
> Morgan Gallagher
>
>
> john nicholls wrote:
> > Hi Everyone
> >
> >
> >
> > The hospital where I work, has had its first positive case of swine
> > flu in a mother. So the infection control department and paeds has
> > recommended that the mother and baby are placed together(thankfully
> > ) but the baby must be placed in an incubator when not being
> > breastfeed. As it is the first case it is a steep learning curve for
> all concerned.
> >
> >
> >
> > My questions are
> >
> > If a mother contracts any virus when does she make antibodies?
> >
> > I cant see that nursing the baby in an incubator is the answer,
> > surely breastfeeding gives the baby some immunity/protection?
> >
> >
> >
> > Has anyone on the list experience with nursing mothers who are
> > positive for swine flu, what protocols are used?
> >
>
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