Am way behind in posts after a weekend in Chicago, but had to jump in on this one. For the record, lactobacilli will not be carried from the mother to the baby through the milk.  Lactobacilli do not live in the bloodstream and cannot travel to the milk via that route.  The acidophilus would go directly to the mother's intestinal tract.  However, you can break open a cap of acidophilus and let the baby lick it off or dissolve it in some EMM and give it to the baby - this would help to recolonize the baby's gut.  For a baby, you would probably want to find a product that contained more bifidus than acidophilus.

Bifudus factor is not a bacteria.  It is a carbohydrate found in breastmilk which supports the growth of lactobacillus bifidus in the baby's gut.  This growth factor seems to be specific for human milk.  See Lawrence's book for more info on this.


Warmly,
Sharon Knorr, BSMT, ASCP, IBCLC
Newark, NY (near Rochester on Lake Ontario)
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