This question from a parenting media/news service person, via a University of Wyoming MIH cyberpal on another list: <<Does a lactating mother always pass healthy flora on to her breasteeding infant, regardless of her own digestive health; in other words, can her body produce the bacteria in her breastmilk that she does not have in her own digestive system?>> The questioner might mean *antibodies* instead of "bacteria". Anyway, the question is confusing, and the complete answer too long for me to tackle tonight, And I am not sure of how to answer, but anyone who would like to give an answer, I will be happy and glad to hear it and to be able to pass it along. Debbie Tobin RN BSN IBCLC LCCE Springfield, Virginia USA In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html