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A few principles need to be kept in mind when a breastfed child
develops an illness:
- When the sick infant is ready to suck from a bottle he/she can breastfeed.
- Minimize the separation of the mother and the infant. If the
infant needs a prolonged course of IV antibiotics, the infant should
be placed in an area of the hospital where the mother can stay with
the baby so that she can nurse. We need to encourage the mother to
continue to nurse the baby at the breast.
- If babies need oral supplements, they need to be
supplemented in a physiologic manner.
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