The mother who is being treated with a medication which is safe to use while
breastfeeding healthy babies, but still instructed to discard her milk, has
gotten dangerous misinformation from the people who ought to know better.

Her milk will have specific protective qualities against infection by her
strain of e.coli, which her baby likely needs to be getting.  Even if her
baby can't receive her milk, discarding it is a shame, read on.

Lactoferricin from human milk has been shown to be effective in preventing
and treating infection by e.coli.  So, rather than discard her milk, if she
really shouldn't give it to the baby, she should drink it herself, because
she WILL get better quicker.

I have a child, now 20 years old, who was on low-dose Septra
prophylactically for about 9 months while she was still being breastfed.
Long boring story and I am not in need of any re-programming at this time on
the evils of antibiotic misuse, this is all milk under the bridge, the point
being it was considered safe for a child just months older than the baby in
this case to take the same medication herself, daily, for a very long time.

So, 10 days of exposure via breastmilk in a baby 3 months old?  What are
they worried about?  Possible drug interactions (which are a legitimate
concern in some cases)?

Rachel Myr
Norway

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