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Can I Feed My Baby During Therapy With Chloramphenicol ?

my baby is of 2.5 months old.i m breastfeeding her.unfortunately i hav got severe uti with fullfilled pus cells with culture showing growth of >10^5 c.f.u/ML ESCHERICHIA COLI. The resistent drug is chloramphenicol only. Can i feed my baby during therapy with chloramphenicol . If its dangerous then what is the alternate
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. You should be worried but not too much. You may easily feed your baby with formula NaN 1 approximately 120 ml every 3-3,5 hour. Chloramphenicol can penetrate to milk and cause severe anaemia. Don't worry, just save your milk,then continue after antibiotics.
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Can I Feed My Baby During Therapy With Chloramphenicol ?

Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. You should be worried but not too much. You may easily feed your baby with formula NaN 1 approximately 120 ml every 3-3,5 hour. Chloramphenicol can penetrate to milk and cause severe anaemia. Don t worry, just save your milk,then continue after antibiotics. Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Wishing you good health.