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 ’ s a superior choice over the “ rehydrating” drinks you ’ ll find in the baby - care aisle of your local drug store. Even if she can ’ t seem to keep anything in her stomach, she ’ s still benefi ting from breast - feeding, and the milk itself, which is extremely digestible, isn ’ t what ’ s making her throw up. Vomiting is a natural refl ex that can be triggered when the gastrointestinal tract is irritated. Breast - feeding can help to calm your upset baby and bring her discomfort to an end.
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