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Can I give baby muthi wenyoni?

Hi, I am HIV positive, my son is 6 weeks old and he tested HIV negative at birth. He is also on nevirapine. I was given co-trimaxazole at my 6 weeks visit at the clinic. Can I start giving him muthi wenyoni and gripe water? Also I wanna stop breast feeding and start giving him co-trimaxazole is it safe to do so?

Answer

Hi, how are you doing?

Congratulations on having a baby. As baby is older than 1 month it is safe to give them muthi wenyoni and gripe water.

Yes you can stop breastfeeding. Will you be starting to formula feed instead. It is okay to give baby co-trimoxazole regardless of how they are being fed.

Josh.

12 comments

  1. Christina Antoniadi

    Hello Gee and many thanks for getting in touch.

    Please discuss this with your doctor as I am not experienced or trained in this area.

    Usually children are advised to stop breastfeeding at the age of 6 months.

  2. Gee

    Hello, i’m a breastfeeding mother to my 2 year-old toddler and i need advice on how to make him stop as this has affected his appetite.

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