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Laura,
Here is my n=1: My son was born at home and his cord wasn't cut for a couple
of hours. He had multiple food sensitivities while exclusively bf, which
resulted in diarrhea many times a day for twelve weeks until we figured out
what was going on. At ten months, i was at a bf support group and was
offered a hemoglobin poke, since he was still not on solids at all. His
hemoglobin was 9.8. I had them poke me, too, and I was low, though I don't
remember the #. I chose to supplement only myself with a homemade syrup of
yellow dock, dandelion, and blackstrap molasses. The next month at the bf
support group, he was up to 11 something.
I know that for most nutrients, increasing mom's intake won't do a thing to
her milk, but in this case, I did not have enough iron, and bringing it up
to normal levels apparently remedied a deficiency in my milk. I'm impressed
that between all that diarrhea and my anemia, he was still managing 9.8 at
ten months! I am convinced that delayed cord clamping and exclusive bf gave
him a margin of safety.
Lynn
LLL MO USA
18 days and counting until Oct 29!
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