Hello lactnetters, I'd like to address Terry L. Dise's question about whether a mum with a G6PD baby could consume fava beans. I have a G6PD son whom I breastfed for more than 4 years and was advised from the start to avoid exposing my son to anything that he could re-act to i.e. whether in terms of consuming the item or being in contact with the item. The things to avoid were fava beans and some Chinese herbs like chuan lian. The items to avoid were napthaline balls (which is commonly used in wardrobes). I would assume that a mum breastfeeding her G6PD child would be wise to avoid any of these allergens. Doris Fok, IBCLC in private practice in Singapore IBCLE co-ordinator in Singapore _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html