A local mother-to-mother support group reported on a story in "New
Beginnings" Ju-Jly 97 from a mother who was able to partially breastfeed
after testing came back that her infant had low enzyme levels.

Is this truely considered galactosemia and if so, why is there no mention
of this in our breastfeeding textbooks?  All the latest articles,
including Ruth Lawrence's new booklet gives the blanket statement that if
the baby has galactosemia, the baby will have to wean. NO breastfeeding-
period.

This mother admitted to going against her medical advice to wean but at
nine months, on breastmilk and solids, the baby had galactose livels
within normal limits.

For you more "medical types" (I mean this fondly), what is boderline
galactosemia and is this something we should know about?

Terriann Shell, IBCLC
Big Lake, Alaska

Where I'm gladly sending snow to anyone who asks- It's been snowing here
almost every day since Halloween.  In exchange, I ask for temperatures of
0 degrees (F) or higher!