Hi Carissa Unfortunately galactosemia is one of the few conditions that babies just cannot breastfeed. They often don't show symptoms for a week or more so it's not unusual that this baby is well. I would suggest that this mother should have baby on the special milk that is necessary for this condition while she continues to pump and store her breastmilk, hoping and praying that the second result will give her the all clear to return to breastfeeding. There are variants to this condition, but the classic variant precludes breastfeeding entirely. The risk of neurological damage is not one to be taken lightly. Regarding using hindmilk trying to reduce the amount of galactose the baby receives - it just doesn't work. Lactose is the most stable component of human milk ie. the concentration in foremilk is the same as in hindmilk. Denise ************************************************* Denise Fisher MMP, BN, IBCLC Professional Development Educator, Health e-Learning http://www.health-e-learning.com ************************************************* *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html