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From the CDC as of 10/15/21:

COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people aged 12 years and older, including people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become pregnant in the future. You should always wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds before breastfeeding or expressing breast milk, even if you don’t have COVID-19. If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.

• Wash your hands before breastfeeding
• Wear a mask while breastfeeding and whenever you are within 6 feet of your baby.

• Use your own breast pump (one not shared with anyone else), if possible.
• Wear a mask as you express breast milk.
• Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before touching any pump or bottle parts, and before expressing breast milk.
• Follow recommendations for proper pump cleaning after each use.  Clean all parts of the pump that come into contact with breast milk.
• Consider having a healthy caregiver feed the expressed breast milk to the baby. The caregiver should be fully vaccinated (at least two weeks after the 2nd dose of a 2-dose vaccine or two weeks after a 1-dose vaccine) and not be at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19. If the caregiver is living in the same home or has been in close contact with you and is not yet fully vaccinated for COVID-19, they might have been exposed.
  • Fully vaccinated people who have come into close contact with someone with COVID-19 should be tested 3-5 days following the date of their exposure and wear a mask in public indoor settings for 14 days or until they receive a negative test result. They should isolate if they test positive.
• Any caregiver feeding the baby should wear a mask when caring for the baby for the entire time you are in isolation and during their own quarantine period after your complete isolation.