For those who have access to LLLI LEAVEN, when I was the Research Review
Committee Coordinator, I published an article entitled:  "TO Breastfeed or
Not:  PKU, Galactosemia, Other Rare Disorders and Possible Misdiagnosis."
LEAVEN Aug/Sept 1998: pp. 78-79.  In this article, I state that PKU does not
preclude bf, but galactosemia does.  Following publication of this, there
has been some evidence suggesting that if the infant is monitored closely,
even galactosemia babies might be bf candidates.  Indeed, it is truly a rare
situation that contraindicates breastfeeding.  IMNSHO, the data are not
entirely clear for HIV, especially in developing nations where the infant
mortality rate for formula-fed infants is 2.9/3.0 (Dettwyller).

Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH, CHES, IBCLC    [log in to unmask]
mom, wife, educator, lactation consultant, researcher, scientist, author,
organic gardener, photographer, lapidary creator, lousy cleaner.

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