Question
Can I return to breastfeeding at 7 months?
2 November 2023. Related: All topics, Children, HIV transmission.
Hi, I stopped breastfeeding at 5 months because my nipples were cracking “I’m HIV+” and I introduced food. Mow my baby is 7months, is it possible to breastfeed again?
Answer
Hi, how are you doing?
Congratulations on having a baby.
Yes you can breastfeed. After 6 months baby’s tummy has developed and switching between food and breastmilk is not going to risk transmission to baby.
It is not going to irritate baby moving between the two.
Josh.