In a message dated 7/18/03 11:56:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> I just received an e-mail request for information from a mom who was told
> that her baby's "diarrhea" (baby is 3 months old and having 4 stools a day
> - after only having a stool every 4 - 7 days) was tested and had "abundant
> leukocytes" - so she was told she must be causing an allergic reaction
> through her breast milk.  She has stopped dairy products but the "diarrhea"
> continues.
>
> I've done a Lactnet search as well as checked my own texts at home...no go!
>
> Is there something I'm missing, is this a new illness I was unaware of?  Or
> is this a newfangled way to blame breastfeeding for normal stool changes?
> (Just happened after 4th of July).
>
> Baby was born at 5 lbs 12 oz, now at 10 lbs 5 oz. at 3 months of age.
>


Is baby continuing to gain WNL? Is baby developing WNL otherwise? Is baby's
daily feeding routine WNL for a breastfed 3 month old? (Has mom changed how she
offers the breast at feedings/is better getting all of first breast first?
Any chance of OMER or lactose "overload"?) How does mom know it is diarrhea vs.
WNL breastfed stool? (My How do stools smell? What color are they? Does a ring
form? When exactly did baby go from stooling frequently to every 4-7 days and
when did the reversal occur? (I'm wondering if baby ever received anything
other than mom's milk initially.) What changed in the mom's and/or baby's
routine when stools changed from every 4-7 days to 4/day?

The mom's email info just makes me think of a lot more questions!

Karen


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