I just received a call from my newly accredited LLLeader daughter (I'm so proud of her) with her first major advise call. She called me to discuss it after she researched using an older version on Hale and got permission to post. The Mom is 37 with a 7 month old child who is on solids and BF about 7 - 8 times a day. She has been diagnosed with a Macular degenerative disorder, generally not seen at this young of age, and has been told to wean and begin taking "Ocubit Preserver Vision" sp? It contains 7,0135 IU of Vit A, 400 IU of Vit E and 1.6 mg of copper four times a day. This puts the Vit A total to > 28,640/ day. Hale recommeds not to consume >5,000 IU/day under pediatric concerns, L3 lactation risk. In my Nursing Drug handbook it indicates that it peaks in about 2-4 hours and duration is unknown. This would make it difficult for this Mom to manage a normal baby's BF pattern. She does not want to wean. Any thoughts, experiences with high doses of Vit A? Ann G. Cagigas, RN, MA GSA Health Unit, Room 1010 1800 F St., NW Washington, DC 20405 202-219-1228 202-501-0028 (Fax) *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html