BREASTFEEDING+ANTIBIOS: EXPERIENCE?

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anonymous

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Being au fait with all the benefits of breastfeeding, but especially the fact of its conferring IMMUNITIES to the baby, does anyone know what effect antibiotics given to a young baby have on the natural immune system? I ask because I would've thought that they would work against it, thereby not only destroying the body's own system, but possibly confusing it and creating negative results. ??
 
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anonymous

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...PLEASE... just tell me your experiences, with very young babies. Perhaps it's uncommon for v.yng ones to be given antibio's?? (as well as the enzymes and juice.)
 
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anonymous

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Hi There,
I breastfed my son with CF for 16 months, in those first few months we were on antiobiotics a few times.
My doctor said that the breastmilk was providing enough good bacteria while he was on a course of a/bs and not to worry.
However after he stopped feeding from me I gave him a probiotic when he would go on a course, mostly because he would get thrush quite bad from certain medications.
He was on antiobiotics a bit in his first year, not because he was very unwell but just more on the precaution with little colds etc.
Good Luck to you!
Rebekah Mother to Matt 20mthsw/cf and baby on the way wo/cf
 
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