In a message dated 1/11/1 8:18:47 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Along these same lines, I have vegan mothers who have to eat all of the
"gas producing" vegetables and their babies are less bothered with painful
gas if mother uses "Beano" drops.  It makes NO sense, but it works for
almost all of them. >>

Pat,
I am not sure I understand what you are saying. What do you mean "have to
eat"? And what do you mean by "gas-producing vegetables"? I know that there
is the potential to be sensitive to anything, but you are suggesting that as
a vegan, a woman is more likely to have a baby sensitive to these
"gas-producing vegetables". As a vegan mother of 3 bf children who is often
referred other vegetarian and vegan mothers to counsel, I have never seen or
experienced what you describe. I am often concerned by the misperceptions by
others of vegetarianism and especially veganism in bf, and I would not want
people to assume that this is some sort of typical vegan phenomenon.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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