In a message dated 6/13/00 7:30:58 PM, [log in to unmask]
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<<   [Smith Beverly]  I Need input:  4 month old, exclusively breastfeed.
Breaking out in hives. Mom instructed to pump and dump by pediatrician,
infant feed EBM--hives continue.  Mom thinks infant is reacting to
strawberries she ate on Sunday--rash began on Monday morning.  [Smith
Beverly]  Any suggestions--I suggested she try eliminating eggs and milk
products although Mom states she is not a big milk drinker.  No change in
soaps, no recent trips.  What do you think.
 >>

Beverly,
I do not understand the point of "pump and dump". If the mom ate something
that has caused the hives, her system will clear and they will go away.
Strawberries sound reasonable to me, especially as they are the heaviest
sprayed of all fruits, so are quite toxic (assuming not organic, even then
*can* be allergenic). I would not see a reason to eliminate other foods
unless this recurred w/o strawberries.
    *But*, the dangers of ABM do not clear from the system *ever*. So, of
course, the reasonable and safe thing to do is breastfeed.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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