myth
If your baby has diarrhea or is vomiting, stop breast - feeding.
reality
You can safely nurse your sick baby.
If your baby develops a stomach bug and begins throwingup or having bouts of diarrhea, it turns out the best fluid she can ingest is breast milk. If you have an older baby who is already taking solid foods, you may try stoppingthe solid foods (check with your pediatrician fi rst) tohelp with the tummy problems, but don ’ t withhold breast milk. With its invaluable nutritional components — its necessary fats, carbohydrates, and proteins as well as its hydrating properties — it ’...
