Celiac disease is complicated. Because it has a genetic component, it makes a lot of sense for the mom to avoid gluten while breastfeeding, givven that the dad has the condition. It also makes sense to avoid giving the child gluten when solids are introduced. There are a variety of tests both for the presence of celiac disease and for the presence of the gene, some are more invasive than others, some require prolonged exposure before they can be accurate. Another thing is that one can be gluten intolerant without ever developing celiac diease. Gluten allergy is the most common in the world, and it is likely that a very high percentage of Lactnet memebers from the US themselves have it and do not know it. As LCs , we need to be aware of the frequency of this condition, as it can be implicated in many cases of gut damage in infants, breastfeeding or not. Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA *********************************************** 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