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Subject:
Ketones in Breast Milk
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"Mary Cummins Med, Ibclc" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 17:20:10 -0400
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I had a conversation today with a pediatrician (very pro-BF, currently
nursing her 3rd baby) about maternal wt. loss while lactating.  She thinks
she's heard or read that a lactating woman who is restricting calories (at
around 1,000 cal./day) can get ketonic (but still feel well) and  there can
be toxic levels of ketones in her milk.
I had never heard of this and told her I would post on Lactnet.  Is there any
information about this?  I couldn't find anything in my library.
TIA.
Mary Cummins, M.Ed., IBCLC
in cloudy Scottsdale (at least for today)

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