On 23/04/2012 19:03, Lisa Paul wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Mom gave me permission to post.
>
> Mom currently pregnant and wants to breastfeed this baby.  Prior birth, baby was 6 weeks premature.  Due to vomiting in baby, breastmilk was tested and found to contain bacteria.
According to Mackie et al's paper, breastmilk normally contains 
bacteria.  Which makes sense if you think about it - the milk ducts are 
open to the skin, which isn't sterile.  Either they found a specific 
germ they were worried about, or, more likely, somebody didn't realise 
this was a normal finding and gave her bad advice.  I think she should 
arrange to discuss her concerns with whoever was in charge of her case 
at the time, to find out if they're actually founded on anything.

(The Mackie et al paper, if you need it, is available online at 
http://www.ajcn.org/content/69/5/1035S.long.  Miles long, but the 
relevant bit is the fourth paragraph of the section titled 'Acquisition 
of the gut microbiota by neonates'.)


Best wishes,

Dr Sarah Vaughan
MBChB MRCGP

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