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We also bought some formula for this reason too. If wife gets sick, baby is off the titty and on the bottle
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Aren't antibodies transferred through breast milk?
Even if that is right , I realise you need to offset that against risk of infection and / or whether your wife would feel able to feel if unwell.
My 20 month old still feeds for comfort with his mum. Not sure what she will do if she gets the virus.
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https://www.bfmed.org/abm-statement-coronavirus
Had a slight panic then read this - I’d assume precautions would need to be the same for bottle feeding.
Dramatic_Hammer
She was possibly concerned that if she caught it - or the flu or whatever - she wouldn’t be able to boob feed for a bit.
Sounds like you helped her out, good stuff.