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Spreading germs by sharing breasts?

MaygenDL0veMaygenDL0ve member
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My baby had bronchialitis, and the pedi said it was contagious, so I was SUPER careful to try not to let my other little guy get it.....  the only thing I didn't do was assign one breast to each baby strictly.  Do you think they can get each other sick by sharing breasts, and if so, how do you prevent this?  I don't want to have to assign a boob, since one is a much better eater than the other, but I guess if that's the only way....  I mean they are coughing and sneezing on my boobs at every meal :(  Don't know why it didn't occur to me sooner that this is probalby how the other got sick.
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  • monkskimonkski
    it seems like if you just washed off good after each feeding that you would be ok.
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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    just wipe down your breasts... there is only so much you can do...

    FWIW - one of my twins had RSV last January - they were 6mo old... the other never got it- and at that age they were drooling and slobbering on everything- it was impossible to keep the germs away from each other - yet, one never got it (nor did my older child).

    same thing happened last week - Gibby got bronchitis - Gray never did.

     

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  • jalaiaajalaiaa
    I was worried about germs until about 3 months, since then I have done relatively little to prevent the boys from sharing germs with each other. Probably because it seemed impossible to begin with. 
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  • leviandlandensmomleviandlandensmom
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    just wipe down your breasts... there is only so much you can do...

    FWIW - one of my twins had RSV last January - they were 6mo old... the other never got it- and at that age they were drooling and slobbering on everything- it was impossible to keep the germs away from each other - yet, one never got it (nor did my older child).

    same thing happened last week - Gibby got bronchitis - Gray never did.

     

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