I sit next to a metabolic dietician, so I had easy access to an answer!

She said the mom needs to stick to her diet to manage her own
condition, but breastfeeding would not adversely impact her.  As long
as the baby tests normal (no PKU), then breastfeeding could proceed as
normal.

Christia Bridges-Jones
Breastfeeding Coordinator
Arizona Dept. of Health Services

On 8/30/07, Michelle Scott <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I just had a PKU mom who delivered a healthy almost 7 pound baby.   Other than adhering to her own diet of avoiding proteins does anyone know what else she should be doing during breastfeeding?   Her baby will be tested ASAP but otherwise is just fine.
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