when I was pregnant I felt like I had a super immune system. I work in a school and I went the whole school year without being sick. I usually at least get a cold or two. I had my LO in July and I've had three colds that have knocked me down for at least a week. I just had a cold at Thanksgiving and now I'm sick again!! Is there anything I can do to boost my immune system? Does breastfeeding effect our immune systems? I'm sick of being sick!!
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I think that pregnancy typically lowers immunity (so that your body doesn't attack the fetus) but is supposed to be pretty normal when bfing. It's pretty easy for the baby to get colds and pass them along to mom and dad, although bfing helps the baby to get less sick than it otherwise would.
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I've had a theory that prenatals are great for immunity. I've been taking them for at least 2 years now and haven't gotten sick much since.
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I've had the same experience as you. I usually get a few really bad colds each year but went almost my entire pregnancy without one. After though (and while breastfeeding), I've been getting one each month it seems. Not sure if it is due to having a child in daycare or that my immune system is more run down. My colds are usually much worse than my LO's too.
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I get sick all the time...during pregnancy and nursing!
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I'm getting colds more than usual this year, though I'm not sure it's because of BF--more because I'm run down with having a LO to look after.
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Besides water... your diet!
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Luckily my LO hasn't gotten sick from me. She's not in daycare yet. I've been bad about taking my prenatal's but I will definitely be more vigilant!
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