- Maternity
- Pregnancy
- Breastfeeding
- Benefits of breastfeeding
- Getting ready to breastfeed
- How to breastfeed
- Stages of breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding in public and at work
- Milk production and supply
- When you or baby are sick
- Your baby’s behaviour
- Baby’s health and nutrition
- Your health and nutrition
- Pain
- When baby is ready for other foods
- When you can’t breastfeed
- Your maternity care
- Sex and pregnancy
- Special situations
- Supporting a breastfeeding mother
- Breastfeeding stories
- Resources
- Where to find help
- Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy
When you or baby are sick
If you or your baby get sick, it can be a scary time. Find out what to do about illness, whether or not your sickness or medication can affect your baby, and more.
In this section
- Advice on what to do if your baby is sick, and on looking out for the danger signs of serious illness. Read more
- Information on what to do if you get sick while breastfeeding, and how continuing to breastfeed will help your baby fight the illness. Read more
- Thrush is a fungal infection which can affect breastfeeding women and their babies. Learn how to recognise thrush and how to treat it. Read more
- Most prescribed medications are safe to take while breastfeeding. Find out how to make sure your medication doesn’t affect your baby. Read more
- How to keep breastfeeding if you or your baby need to have an operation. Read more
- Information on feeding your baby safely if you have HIV. Read more
Page last updated: 07 December 2011
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