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Baby risk incidence
Hi everyone, my wife is positive and we have an 8 week baby and the baby tested negative at 6weeks with pcr test. Last week my wife dropped breastmilk in my son nose because he had flu and asked her to stop that since i wasn't aware of this. Can this put risk on my baby.
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If your wife is HIV+, she should not be using breastmilk for anything. She should not be feeding your baby breastmilk. There is no reason for your wife to be lactating at this point.
I'm not sure why your wife thinks breast milk up the nose would help an infant with the flu. I can't imagine a doctor would think that would do anything. Glad you told her to stop. In general, hiv transmission to newborns takes place IN utero (before born). However, typically an HIV positive woman is not recommended to breast feed. I would say risk is very low if any. Call your baby's doctor to be sure but again, would think any risk is negligible. Is your wife considering Prep?
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