Penny says,

> It does not seem to be
> related to milk over or under supply.  Weight gain is good.  I was going to
> try lactaid drops before embarking on the reflux work-up but they are no
> longer available only tabs.  Does anyone know the concentration of the
> drops.
> I was thinking I could have a pharmacy make them up.
>
While you can probably get a pharmacy to make them up, you can also take the
caplets, divide them into quarters, crush the quarter caplet and mix with
breastmilk or water to make a slurry which you can give to the baby prior to
a feed.  It works fine, and while not nearly as convenient as the drops, will
do in a pinch.  I'm not sure how much a pharmacy would charge to make the
drops.  Seems to me all the lactaid caplets are the same strength....

I got this info from a pharmacist whose pharmacy didn't carry the lactaid
drops, and who couldn't get them

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, RLC
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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