> HELP!! I just got a call that one of the breastfeeding moms I am working
> with was told to stop nursing her 5 month old infant due to him having
> eczema.  She herself has no signs of eczema and has TOTALLY taken out
> diary. Although I looked through the achieves I have not found anything
> about discontinuing breastfeeding.  Does anyone have any information about
> this?

As far as I know, mother's milk is never the *primary* cause of eczema in an
nursling and weaning to a non-species-specific food will only raise the risks of
triggering allergies.
Although bovine milk is one of the most common allergens, lots of other stuff
mom is eating can be an allergen for her breastfed child. Peanuts, soy and other
beans and nuts, eggs and other proteins are often the source of trouble in
allergic children.

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