Can hot weather cause upset tummy

[JKDcot]

Hi guys

FTM here. I’ve got a 3 week old and EBF so am quite tired and obviously struggling in this heat. Stayed indoors with fan on and blinds down but I just feel really unwell.

Started feeling sick and got awful diarrhoea this morning. Is anyone else feeling this due to mix of over heating and exhaustion? Can I still breastfeed if it is a tummy bug? Would I pass it onto my son? Is there anything I can take?

Thanks
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You can still breastfeed. There is stuff in breastmilk that binds tummy bug viruses and protects the baby.

I’d assume it’s a bug and not just the heat. You can breastfeed still and actually it is better to do it as the antibodies you’re making to fight the bug will be passed on to baby and so he’ll actually be less likely to catch it, or if he does catch it his little body will be ready to fight it so it shouldn’t be too bad

Antibodies will be passed on through your milk, I mean

Thanks. I’d thought about giving him a bottle of expressed milk from the freezer instead. But sounds like bf is better option.

Hope it’s not a big. Awful feeling sick in this heat 🙁

Thanks for your advice

Sorry just to check if it’s food poisoning not a stomach bug does that change anything? Still ok to bf?

@JKDcot should be absolutely fine, just make sure you stay well hydrated! Hope you feel better soon

Thank you all. Feel better now. Realised it was a reaction to the antibiotics I am on. I forgot to eat with them.... oops
Hope everyone is ok