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Can infection in the blood from an infected tooth harm baby through breast milk

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Typically no an infection in your blood stream will not get to baby through breastmilk. You must have an infection so severe you would require surgery before any infection would harm baby. Your baby will develop extreme fussiness if infection is getting to baby, but that is rare.

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