When seeing their babies suffering from illness, the most common thing parents say is: \”I wish I was the one who got sick!\”. Eh? Not to mention, everyone says that you should avoid food during breastfeeding because eating incorrectly during breastfeeding can easily affect the baby. No, based on this theory, some people believe that if the baby is sick, the mother should take medicine, and then \”feed\” the medicine to the baby through breastfeeding, which can achieve the purpose of treating the disease, avoiding difficulty in feeding medicine, and reducing the side effects of the medicine. . But is \”feeding with milk and taking medicine\” really reliable? Is it really effective? Is there really no harm? Let’s talk about this issue today. What is the operation of feeding medicine after breastfeeding? \”You can\’t help someone get sick, but you can always ask someone to take medicine for you, right?\” The legendary milk-feeding medicine is actually what parents take for granted. The specific operation is: the nursing mother takes medicine for the baby, and then \”passes\” the milk containing the medicine to the baby while breastfeeding, thinking that this can help the baby cure the disease and reduce the harm of the medicine to the baby\’s body. However, this approach is not recommended because it is unreliable and may even cause the following hazards. Three kinds of adverse consequences caused by over-feeding drugs: 1: Delayed treatment. The dosage of drugs used for infants and young children is generally not large. If parents want to treat their babies\’ diseases by \”feeding them medicine through milk\”, it will inevitably affect the efficacy of the medicine and delay the best time for disease treatment. Because when a mother takes medicine for her baby, most of the medicine will be absorbed, and some medicines (such as probiotics, Smecta, etc.) will not enter the milk at all. When children cannot obtain sufficient amounts of medicine in a timely manner, their condition is likely to be delayed or worsened. Harm 2: Increased risk of medication. We all know that doctors will prescribe medication based on the baby\’s age and weight. This is to minimize the harm caused by the medication to the baby\’s body and achieve the purpose of suppressing the disease. Some parents worry that the medicine will be absorbed by themselves and will not be able to treat their baby, so they increase the dosage of the medicine without authorization. In fact, any drug has its own metabolic process. The amount, concentration, and metabolism time of different drugs entering breast milk are different. Therefore, it is impossible to predict the efficacy of feeding drugs through breast milk, and it is even more difficult to control the side effects of drugs. Insufficient dosage will delay the condition, while excessive dosage will cause harm to the baby\’s body. Therefore, let the baby take the medicine by himself! Hazard Three: Taking medicine when you are not sick is counterproductive. As the saying goes, medicine is three parts poison. Regardless of whether you are a mother or a baby, don’t take medicines randomly when you are not sick, because medicines do contain certain side effects, and if they reach a certain amount, they are always harmful to the body. In short, it is not scientific to use breast milk to give medicine to the baby. The mother\’s \”asking for trouble\” motherly love will not cure the baby\’s disease, but may also increase the risk of taking medicine. Therefore, if the baby is sick, it is better to take the medicine according to the doctor\’s instructions. Only in this way will the disease be cured, and mothers and fathers can rest assured. If parents take medicine or change the dosage of medicine without authorization, it may pose a threat to the child\’s health.
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