Question
Will my baby be okay now I stopped giving him water?
2 January 2018. Related: All topics, Children, Pregnancy.
My baby is 3 weeks 6 days, he is formula feeding and i just recently found out that i should not be giving him water when he is on nevirapine and i have stopped. What negative effects does this have on my son?
Answer
Hi
You are right that your baby doesn’t need water or any other foods – just the formula milk.
Now you have change to this it will be better.
Your son is likely to be fine now, but it is also good for your doctor and nurse to advise you on this.
Congratulations on your new son too.
Hello Phiwo and thanks for getting in touch.
Congratulations on the new baby and for managing to get your viral load to undetectable and keep it there.
Your baby is not at risk as long as you are undetectable.
Starting the formula also eliminates any risk for the baby.
Well done to you for looking after your baby so well.
Hi I just found out that after six weeks of breastfeedding my viral load is less than 20.
After the six weeks of breastfeeding I switched to formula. Is my baby still fine?