Dear wise ones,

I would like to know if there is sound research wether immunisations for the
mother benefit her breastfed child. What I mean is, if the mother was at any
time previous to lactation immunised for any  illness, will her breastmilk
contain the specific antibodies? If so, does it depend on the type of disease?
On the time between immunisation and lactation?It has always been my
understanding that only antibodies the mother created by being ill herself will
be in her milk, but not the antibodies she developes after immunisation.
And a second question is: what are children in your region immunised for? In The
Netherlands they start with 'DKTP', (D for diphteria , K for the bad coughing,
don't know the English name, T for tetanus, and P for Polio) 3 times in the
infant-toddler time and repeated at age 4 and 9. And a Mumps, Measles, Rubella
cocktail at 14 months, repeated twice as above.

Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC, living in Maaseik, Belgium
http://www.users.skynet.be/eurolac
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