Just heard Diana Cassar-Uhl give a great presentation at the Indianapolis conference re: Vit D. MOST women do not have enough Vit D in their system. MOST women do not get enough exposure to (non-sunscreen-protected) sunlight, which is the way our bodies are designed to be getting their Vitamin D. Vitamin D is a "pre-hormone," not really a "vitamin," but that latter label makes us think that eating certain foods or taking certain supplements are where we "should" be getting Vit D. But my note-scribbling happened when Diana told us that while taking large Vit D doses by Mom *will* increase the levels found in her breastmilk, it takes 2-3 months for the end result to show up. So we really need to get pregnant women who are Vit D deficient (and who's "grading system" are we using ....?) taking their [mega-?]supplements in pregnancy so they are ready once the babe is borne to have plenty of Vit D in their breastmilk. Which *all* boils down to this: if ped is saying baby needs Vit D **now** then boosting Mom's Vit D intake won't make it happen **now** for baby. -- Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA Wyndmoor, PA, USA *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome