Hi, I have a question about iodine supplements. Here in Spain all pregnant and breastfeeding mothers must take 200 micrograms of iodine a day, because we are an endemic area for low iodine, and thus have a high incidence of hypothyroidsm. This recommendation was issued by the WHO a couple of years ago. My question is, what other countries out there have this recommendation? More to the point, my sister (who is tandem breastfeeding a 1mo and a 2yo) has just moved to Texas, USA and I would like to know if she has to continue taking the iodine or if she will not need it. Thanks, Kika Kika Baeza, MD, IBCLC, family doc www.centroraices.com Madrid, Spain ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.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