Hello - I'm a LLL Leader in upstate New York.  I got
a call froma Public Health nurse today.  She has been working with
a mother of a 5 day old baby.  The mother is from Romania, and her
mother (baby's grandmother) just arrived, bringing Lindenberry tea.
They were very careful with the spelling - this is not the more
familiar Lingonberry fruit.  Lindenberry tea seems to be taken as
a calming agent, in much the same way as chamomile tea might be
taken.  They wanted to know if this tea might cause the baby to be
sleepy.  The baby is quite jaundiced, and getting its blood tested
every day, and it is the public health nurse's opinion that it
is the jaundice that is making the baby sleepy.  The nurse and I
have interacted for several years and she has a good knowledge of
breastfeeding; she is telling the mother to breastfeed more as often as
possible,
and get the baby's *clothes* off when it is put into the light.(They
had been told to put baby in daylight to help jaundice, but the
nurse told me she could hardly see the baby's face, it was so
covered up.)  Anyway, I told her I'd ask on Lactnet if anyone had
anything to say about Lindenberry tea specifically.  We've already checked the
new LLL BFAB, and covered the herbal tea section, which basically
suggests moderation, no matter what the herb.

TIA
Jane Khondker
LLL Leader