Question
How long does an HIV negative infant take the Ilvitrim syrup?
7 July 2016. Related: All topics, Children.
For how long can an infant take the ilvitrim suspension syrup when tested negative?
Answer
Hi
Please ask your doctor about this. The doctor will tell you why it is important and how long it need to be used for.
Usually it will be for at least 18 months. However, it also needs to be continued if breastfeeding is longer than this.
Ilvitrim syrup is a combination of two antibiotics. It protects your baby from different infections.
Hi Sibongile, how is baby being fed? Are they breast or formula fed? and do you know your viral load? As baby is only 3 months there should be no need to also be giving baby water. Adding water can cause a small increase to the risk of transmission if breastfeeding. If baby is formula fed there is no increased risk. If you are breast feeding with a suppressed viral load, this risk is very small.
My parents are giving my 3months baby food and water, does that increase risk of hiv
Hi Noma, congratulations on having a baby. In most countries it is not recommended to continue with NVP longer than the first 6 months, especially when mum is on treatment. You have not put baby at risk for HIV by not giving her this. Are you still waiting for the test result from 6 weeks? Are you able to follow up with the clinic that tested?
Hi I am Sthabile Hlela. I am hiv+ and on arvs and my baby tested negative on 6 weeks now she is 6 months we haven’t got the result.. I didn’t give my baby nvp for the whole months because it make her sick but now I’m scared maybe I infected her
Hi Julie, what medication is she being given? and is she HIV positive? how long has she not been eating for?
Hi my baby girl is 7month old she’s refusing bottle feed and as I’m writing I’m stressed because I was supposed to stop at 6month now I don’t even know if I should increase the 1.5ml I’m giving of the medicine they gave..
Hi Gontese, now that your baby has screened negative and is being breastfed there is no need for baby to be on Ilvitrim. This should be a discussion with your doctor before you decide to stop but being formula fed with negative testing would suggest that they can stop Ilvitrim.
Hello
My son is 4 months old now . He tested negative for birth as well as 6 and 14 weeks. How long should he continue taking ilvitrim syrup ? He is formula fed now since 7 weeks old
Hi Senzekile, are you able to speak to the prescribing doctor about this? Or are instructions on the bottle? The bottle should inform you how much and when to give Ilvitrim.
hello ..I am a Guardian of a deaf lady…she gave birth to a baby gal .the baby is six weeks old…she took the baby to clinic on the 16th Jan
She was given the ILvitrin suspension…but no directions of how the baby must drink it….the mother is HIV Positive….
Please help about the direction?
Is it a teaspoon once a day? Or quarter of it?
Thanks much
Guardian
Senzekile