Is food poisoning contagious? I think I may have caught food poisoning by sharing the same water bottle with my husband who happens to be down with food poisoning. And now I am scared I will pass it to my baby as I am nursing.

Yes, food poisoning can be contagious especially if they occur due to viruses, bacteria, and parasites that cause gastroenteritis. These are food-borne and can be contagious. Some of the most common types that are contagious include salmonella, E. coli, and norovirus. When you have food poisoning there will be germs in your saliva especially if you've been vomiting. Sharing a water bottle must have passed the germs from your husband to you. However, breastfeeding should not be affected by the food poisoning. As long as the symptoms are confined to the digestive tract (vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps), there is no risk to the baby if mommy breastfeeds. However if the food poisoning bacteria has passed into mommy's bloodstream (this is quite serious and mommy would most likely be hospitalised), then the bacteria would have reached the breast milk and breastfeeding should stop. http://kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastfeed/illness-surgery/mom-illness/