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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An infant that is being breastfed receives whatever immunities his or her mother has, so babies actually can have some protection before they are vaccinated. One of my children was born during a measles outbreak and the doctor was very reassuring that my baby had a lot of protection through my immunities (which had been checked during pregnancy).
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An infant that is breastfed receives some antibodies but they are not full protection by any means.  I am really tired of people assuming that breastfeeding makes babies invincible, or even noticeably more protected against infectious disease than formula fed babies.  There is little evidence of this.

(From a mom who breastfed her kids 1 year+ each, so I have no cross to bear here, but still).

During a contagious illness outbreak, the safest thing to do is for you and especially your infant (who does not have a fully formed immune system) to avoid crowds and in the case of an illness spread by tough, like pertussis, wash your hands often and avoid touching your face with your hands when possible.
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Of course avoiding crowds and washing hands often is good advice. One of my babies was born during a measles outbreak in the community we were living in at the time. I did all the things suggested above and in addition, was reassured by my doctor that the immunities present in my breast milk were helping my baby's immune system. Any extra bit of protection helps when babies are still too young to be vaccinated.

My baby did not get measles and was vaccinated as early as possible- in fact, actually had to be vaccinated three times because of the extra early vaccination. I was glad to be breastfeeding during those early months before it was possible to vaccinate, especially since I had older kids who were going to elementary school each day.
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