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>have Mom taking lactobacillus capsules.  Has anyone ever heard of giving the
>lactobacillus powder to the infant in ABM or EBM?  I suggested Mom contact
>pediatrician about this.  Baby has diarrhea now.
>This was just a guess on my part and wondering if anyone has ever given this
>to infants that young.

Yes, infants can benefit from "baby bifidus" or acidophilus with bifidus.
The doctors whom I work with recommend 1 capsule or 1/3 tsp a day to
recolonize the baby's GI tract after abx treatments.  It is given 3 times a
day. I hope your client's Ped is knowledgeable about yeast and about the
healthy intestinal flora in a breastfed infant.

The bifidus or acidophilus can be put into liquids in the bottle or mom can
wet a finger, touch the powder and have baby suck her finger.  If she uses
the capsule (refrigerated, of course) she can open it and sprinkle about
1/3 of it on her finger.  If in powder she just touches it with her wet
finger.

Pat Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA


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