Swine Flu and breastfeeding. Please read to protect your baby.

Important update just in from the State of Connecticut Department of Health

Exclusive breastfeeding is protective because of antibody transmission. If a woman is combination feeding, it should be encouraged to increase the amount of breastfeeding or try and express breast milk with a pump if an infant is too sick to feed from the breast.

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