Nancy Holtzmann posts on a mother with severe diarrhea who is considering supplementing for the first time, because she is so exhausted herself. I would have tried to determine what other support was available (or not) to the mother. I also would have let her know that her baby didn't get sick BECAUSE she was breastfeeding during her own illness. I also would suggest that the mother drink some of her own freshly expressed breastmilk, as it is likely to help her gut recover much faster. This must be suggested in a way that doesn't scare her or make her think you're nuts! Cheers Rachel Myr who had Campylobacter followed immediately by Giardia lamblia, while breastfeeding, and the child, aged two and a half, never even had a loose stool, despite being the likely source of my infection. (I lost 10 pounds in less than a week, but I wouldn't recommend it as a slimming trick.) *********************************************** 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