In a message dated 3/18/03 8:24:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > A mom called and asked if she could breastfeed even though her baby has = > an elevated PKU? In "Breastfeeding..." by Ruth Lawrence (1999), pp 474-475, she states "Human milk has less phenylalanine than formula, but it exceeds the tolerance of most infants with PKU. . . . Because human milk is low in phenylalanine, the offending amino acid, more than half the diet can be breast milk." She gives some information to determine the amount mom's milk & Lofenalac a baby needs for his weight. She also refers to a detailed outline of management available from the US Government Printing Office in Washington, DC--"Guide to Breast Feeding the Infant with PKU", prepared by Ernest et al. *********************************************** 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(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html