Can you catch anything from breast feeding? It's a bodily fluid so maybe it could car

natalie08 · #1 Jul 24, 2008, 02:23 PM

Can your partner catch anything from breast whilst there lacating if you were Hiv?? It's a bodily fluid so maybe it could carry HIV??

N0help4u · Jul 24, 2008, 02:26 PM

You mean can the baby catch anything?
A woman infected with HIV can pass HIV on to her child during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding. Transmission through breastfeeding is estimated to account for one-fourth to one-half of all mother-to-infant HIV infections, depending on the duration of breastfeeding. Yet among babies born uninfected and who are breastfed by untreated mothers with HIV, on average more than 80% remain uninfected when breastfeeding continues for two years.
Helping Women with HIV Decide About Breastfeeding

natalie08 · Jul 24, 2008, 02:39 PM

Re Edited My Question !! X

N0help4u · Jul 24, 2008, 02:47 PM

I noticed you asked previous ?'s about having your baby so I guessed you meant baby by can 'you'



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