Some professionals recommend collecting colostrum in pregnancy for high risk babies, such as those whose mothers have diabetes, to avoid exposing the baby to foreign proteins after birth if lactogenesis 2 is delayed (which probably increases the child's risk of diabetes in the future). Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC NYC *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]