This is why it's so important that Medihoney be used, and not kitchen 
honey. Medihoney is irradiation sterilized, kills all C.  botulinum spores.

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC  NYC  cwgenna.com


On 2/13/2011 5:23 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Honey is not recommended for babies under 1 year of age because it may contain botulism spores.  Older people can disable the spores with stomach acid.  Babies have lower stomach acidity and cannot disable the spores.  Honey has been implicated in causing botulism in infants.  I looked up Medihoney on the internet.  It seems to be just plain honey and perhaps contains botulism spores.  Therefore I would not recommend putting it on nipples to help heal wounds because the baby could ingest botulism spores.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Penny Soppas MD, IBCLC
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