Breastfeeding - sickness bug

[Wishfulmakeupping]

Hi got a stomach bug of some description vomiting last couple hours :(
I bf ds he's 14 weeks. I know you can feed through illnesses but any tips on practicalities? Will my milk decrease?

I had a terrible DV bug last summer when my baby was about the same age as yours. I carried on breastfeeding as normal, my milk supply was unaffected and my baby amazingly did not catch the bug. I felt dreadful but my baby was very happy!

One thing though - I became VERY dehydrated. This made me even more ill than the DV bug so try and drink if you can to avoid it happening to you.

Also my husband took a couple of days off work to help look after us. Without that it would have been soooo much harder.

Hope you feel better soon!

You have my sympathies! I'm just recovering from the same, my LO was just 5 weeks though. We gave him 1 bottle of formula in the afternoon and 1 last thing at night, 2 days in a row. The advice is to continue feeding but I just felt too dreadful. I could barely lift him. My supply seems to have survived. The worst thing is the dehydration as I couldn't keep water down. Try ice poles/frozen lollies for some relief.

My DH couldn't leave work unfortunately but my parents came and that was a lifesaver. Hopefully you are being looked after!

I had gastroenteritis when my ds1 was 3 weeks old. Apart from feeling like death, did carry on bf - don't know how - and ds didn't get ill. Lots of water and rest for you. Just concentrate on yourself and baby and hope you feel better soon x