>The new lacto-free formula seems to be the remedy lately for many
>breastfeeding mothers I encounter.  Recently, I received a call from a mother
>of a 4 month old that is "experimenting" by giving her little guy lacto-free
>while pumping her milk.  She claims that he is less gassy, having more
>frequent BM's and slept 6 hours at night.  I have left her a message and will
>try to talk with her ASAP.  Is lactose intolerance common the first year of
>life?  (I will explore her diet and his feeding patterns more when I talk to
>her).
>Thank-you Sharon, CLC

In the UK, the most bf-friendly and knowledgable paediatricians and HPs I
know say it hardly ever exists in a fully bf baby - and certainly there's
nothing I have seen in the literature that's convincing.

I have never come across a diagnosis of primary lactose intolerance here in
a bf baby,  and I have only ever heard of one - years ago, and it was not a
case that convinced me (long story).

LI is regarded as usually a temporary thing in bottle fed infants who have
had a bout of gastro-enteritis.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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