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[gosling]

Those who said we shouldn't have gone to Arisia are right. The baby is fine so far; Chip, however, has a fever of 101.4 (and, of less concern perhaps, a nasty cough), and I am terrified that the baby will catch whatever he has.

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[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

Argh. Anything I can do?

[candle-light.livejournal.com]

Hand wash, hand wash, hand wash. When Isaac was born, I had the flu. The doctor said keep my hands washed before touching him, and keep him away from my face. Isaac did not get sick. Also keep in mind that Chip isn't getting your immunities from breast milk.

[gingicat]

*hugs* Hope Chip gets better quickly, and that the baby doesn't catch it.

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

Best wishes for Chip's speedy recovery and everyone else's continued good health.

Breastmilk: The Universal Solvent :)

[bethr.livejournal.com]

A solely breastfed baby is not nearly as likely to get sick. Wash your hands lots, drink lots, nurse lots.

If Chip is not to be overly squicked by it, squeezing a little into a cup for him (or however he wants to ingest it ;) ) wouldn't hurt his immunities either. Did you know that burn victims are often tube-fed human milk, because it makes them less susceptible to post-burn infection?

I am not a boob nazi by any means (no kids breastfed past 12m), but breastmilk works great on little burns, cradle cap, some other stuff I don't even remember now...

[docorion.livejournal.com]

What they all said; hard to add anything. Hope everyone either feels better or doesn't bother feeling bad.

[wolfkitn.livejournal.com]

my 'script: rest, fluids, garlic, vitamins. if it's what 75% of the world has been going through, pushing it is the worst idea in the world. best of luck and hang in there (says she who didn't visit you at arisia precisely to avoid giving you or the baby -my- recent illness; i'm damn sure i was not contagious to adults by the time i first saw chip on saturday, but i figured it was still the better part of valor to avoid less-than-one-week-old babies and mothers with recent hospital stays!).

Re: Breastmilk: The Universal Solvent :)

[gosling.livejournal.com]

I wish the child would nurse. *sigh* But he freaks out every time we try at all. (Lots of work with the lactation consultant at the hospital, but to no avail.)

I am pumping milk, and it is generally adequate to his needs (although not always) but none to spare for sure...

I'm hoping that I actually had a very low grade version of this a few days ago (slight cough and very slight fever) and that therefore the baby already has gotten my antibodies for this, but I think that is just wishful thinking...