I just got off the phone with an anxious mom who has a toddler going in 
for surgery.  She has been told:

6 hours no food, no breastmilk for a child past a year

4 hours no breastmilk for a child younger than a year

2 hours clear liquid and breastmilk is *not* a clear liquid

The nurse the mom spoke with said that there is some new research that 
creates the distinction between the 12mo+ and <12mo milk.  I'm guessing 
it's the stuff on the fat content of toddler milk, but seriously 
misapplied by someone who doesn't know how much fat content can change 
over the course of a feeding or a day.

Mom knows what is correct, but is very fearful to go against what she 
is told, because she has lost one child who died during surgery, and if 
it happens again (God forbid) it will be important that she followed 
their rules (first child lost to gross medical error, nothing to do 
with mom).

Is there anything out there dealing with anesthesia for bf toddlers?  
Does this mom have any recourse in print, besides what is already (or 
certainly ought to be!) common knowledge?

Lynn in MO

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