Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Tue, 29 Jun 2004 23:34:02 -0600 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
According to newspaper article below, high nitrates are a danger to breastfeeding moms.
I knew that high nitrate levels in water were a danger to babies, but I never knew they were also dangerous to breastfeeding mothers?
High nitrate levels are common here, on our farms. (I always thought this was a good arguement for breastfeeding - my sister lives on the farm where her husband was raised. Her MIL could never use the water when bottlefeeding my sister's husband, but my sister breastfed her babies, so no bother.)
Janice Reynolds
Saskatchewan, Canada
WATER Worries
WIBW - Topeka,KS,USA
... Fortunately KDHE says high nitrate levels are only dangerous for infants
younger than six months old, mothers who are breastfeeding, and the elderly
have been ...
<http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/858442.html>
***********************************************
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
|
|
|