- You have a breast abscess or serious illness, gall bladder surgery or severe infection: In this situation, you may have to stop breastfeed for temporary, until you have recovered from your illness or infection.
- You have tuberculosis: wait until you have recovered.
- You have hepatitis: definitely you should not breastfeed your baby unless your baby has been vaccinated.
- You have chronic hepatitis C: in this situation you should consult your doctor is you wish to breastfeed your baby.
- You are HIV positive: sorry to say, this is the mandatory situation where there is no exception for you not to breastfeed your children.
For other illness, you should consult your doctor to find out whether it is safe to breastfeed your baby.
