Hello everyone, this is my first post, so sorry if this isn’t in the right place!
Basically I have a theory and I’m wondering whether it’s a real thing or just a coincidence. My 8-month-old has had a few bouts of cold/viruses in his short life, and literally the day that his symptoms clear up, I start to feel rubbish. Every time. I express milk rather than directly breastfeed, but I’m wondering whether it is literally that my body notices a drop in his viral load and thinks ‘okay he’s fine, you can be sick now, you can finish concentrating all your antibodies on him.’
Does anyone else get this? Anecdotal and medical answers welcome. And if I stopped expressing milk, would we then more likely get sick at the same time?
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Getting sick whilst breastfeeding
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NorthernCroissant · 20/02/2024 21:49
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