Hi all, I read something on the web today while looking for something on Maternal PKU and was hoping someone would try and explain it to me. BREASTFEEDING: If you want to breastfeed you need to stay on the low phenylalanine diet and keep your blood levels down between 2 and 6. If your child does have PKU then the child's chances of keeping their levels down are greater if they are breastfed. If your child does not have PKU and you want to breastfeed I recommend you consult your dietitian. You need to ask them if you should breastfeed a child who does not have PKU. Thanks Crystal Stearns RNC, MS, IBCLC Mercy Memorial Health Center Ardmore, OK 73401 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html