On Saturday, Apr 19, 2003, at 06:33 Australia/Perth, Marjorie Vera,
LLLL wrote:

> A mother with a six-month-old in the process of weaning (breastfeeds at
> night, ABM by day) would like to know if a session in a tanning salon
> poses
> a risk to her milk. Is this akin to X-ray?

X-rays don't pose any risk to milk, in case that's what you were
suggesting?  (Apologies if that's not what you meant)

A session in a tanning salon shouldn't post any risk to the baby
(assuming no strange lotions are used, and mum stays hydrated), but it
does raise the risk of skin cancer for the mother, and is not
recommended by Australian Cancer Foundations. In addition, many tanning
salons use deceptive, dishonest marketing tactics in order to suggest
that tanning in their salons is perfectly safe or even beneficial. More
information at:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/health/indootan.htm

Lara

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