re: Question ab HIV and breast feeding?

Quoting Vile Tramp:" I read 15% with proper treatment. But it could have been outdated."

Yeah, I mean honestly it depends on the source. But I was surprised about the ladies who though an HIV infected woman would indefinitely have an HIV infected baby.

Quoting RonniG:" Yeah, I mean honestly it depends on the source. But I was surprised about the ladies who though an HIV infected woman would indefinitely have an HIV infected baby."

Ahh. Its a common updated assumption.

Quoting RonniG:" Yeah, I mean honestly it depends on the source. But I was surprised about the ladies who though an HIV infected woman would indefinitely have an HIV infected baby."

I know that with any pregnancy and disease, there's always so much of a chance of the baby getting it.

i recently just read online and the regulations for BF and having hiv states that women can and should bf...the meds that they take reduce the risk of transmission... but it is suggested now that women can bf with HIV

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/1/10-030110/en/index.html

if i had it however i would not be BF just to risky imho ...but WHO says it is safe..

Quoting *boobie babies mom* +1:" if i had it however i would not be BF just to risky imho ...but WHO says it is safe.."

I wouldn't say it is.

Quoting *~AngelEyes~*:" I wouldn't say it is."

the studies out there now are saying it is ...it has to do with the meds...i learned about it on here..the safety portion of it..the pathology i already knew about lol

Quoting *boobie babies mom* +1:" the studies out there now are saying it is ...it has to do with the meds...i learned about it on here..the safety portion of it..the pathology i already knew about lol"

Yeah that is true.

Quoting RonniG:" I have no idea where you got this statistic. An HIV-positive mother who is not being treated for her ... [snip!] ... HIV to her baby. I have read a few books about this. But from this thread, I am surprised how misinformed people are. "

It's 20-40%... Obviously, 20% is the conservative number... and she's not supposed to breastfeed!  

The reason a pregnant woman can prevent passing the infection to her baby is if she takes her medication, deliver via c-section and don't breast feed. Because the baby's immune system does not develop fully and isn't fully functional until birth the baby is at a low risk of contracting the infection via prenatal blood circulation. The baby's first set of antibody and immunity comes from breast milk for six months after that the baby starts developing their or immunity. HIV needs t-cell to replicate and these cells arnt developed until after the birth of the baby.