The safest way to feed your baby is with formula milk. If your HIV is well controlled with antiretroviral medication, the risk of passing the virus to your baby through breastfeeding is low. Your GP or HIV team can help you choose how you want to feed your baby.
Your baby will have blood tests in the weeks and months after birth to check they haven’t got the virus. If you’re breastfeeding, you and your baby will have these tests more often.