Kathy says, > have been wondering why this is such a common problem. While doing > research for a recent presentation, I found an article suggesting that > mothers of these babies often have environmental allergies, and have been > found to have low levels of IgA in their milk. The theory then is that the > baby would not receive adequate "coating" of the gut lining to protect it > from foreign proteins. I wonder -- sudden thought here, that may or may not bear out -- if the fact that so many mothers are now getting antibiotics in labor AND so many babies are being given formula in the hospital -- anywhere from a 1/2 ounce to several bottles -- is causing enough damage to the brush border of the baby's gut that these things are increasing the baby's sensitivity to protein antigens in the mother's diet? I agree that I'm seeing more and more of this as well. Other thoughts? I like Kathy's thought about the IgA not sufficient to coat the gut, but I wonder about damage that is done by antibiotics and formula? Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, RLC Wheaton, Illinois www.lactationeducationconsultants.com *********************************************** 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