Diane,
This deficiency is not uncommon among Dominican people, and I have
several WIC clients with children with this metabolic deficiency.
I've heard it said that if you "have" to have a inborn error of
metabolism, this is the one to have...
The only dietary restriction that I'm aware of is broad beans/(like
fava beans)...which isn't a normal part of the Dominican diet, (the
beans they eat frequently are a "safe" variety) Of far greater
concern isn't giving the child certain medications, of (I believe) the
sulfa family....
I'm a nutritionist by profession, not a nurse/MD so I might not be
totally accurante.
I believe most of the children I know of with this deficiency,. *were*
in fact breastfed, and have never heard anyone say it was
incompatible. The children themselves seem to develop perfectly
normally.
I can't speak to the jaundice factor, but I will ask about it next
time a client tells me that their child has it.
I also haven't heard of it being diagnosed prenatally, only after birth...
Warmly,
June Eastman, BS, MS, M.Ed, IBCLC
Lawrence Massachusets WIC Program.
> Is there anything the prospective mom of a baby with G6PD deficiency =
> should be aware of, in terms of breastfeeding? This is the first I've =
> heard of the disorder, and a quick google indicates that these babies =
> have more trouble with jaundice. What about having some donor milk in =
> the freezer, just in case? Does anyone have any good resources for the =
> mom? (Lawrence says only that moms with normal red blood cell =
> dehydrogenase have mature milk that's "rich in G6PD".)
>
> Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC Ithaca, NY USA
> www.wiessinger.baka.com
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