Well, a mother breastfeeding a child where the *father* is nut-allergic might
not think she has to give up nuts.  This was me.  I have no known allergies,
but I knew that my child might take after his allergic father.  I certainly did
not intend to try directly feeding my child nuts for years, if ever.  But I did
not have any inkling that I shouldn't eat nuts myself while pregnant or bf.  My
lack of knowledge unfortunately led to my then-9-month-old son having an
anaphylactic reaction to pecan proteins in my breastmilk.

Now older and wiser,

Margaret
LLLL, Longmont, Colorado

>
> Date:    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 06:34:09 -0500
> From:    gima <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Peanut Allergies Stemming From Breast Milk
>
<snip>
>
> Why would a breastfeeding mother who has a nut allergy be eating peanut
> butter anyway?
>
<snip>
> Pat Gima, IBCLC
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
>
>


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