In a message dated 6/11/2007 12:01:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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Could it  be that the pediatric specialists who work with your doctor have
never seen  an exclusively breastfed baby with hydronephrosis?



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ha, more like they've probably never seen a completely exclusively  breastfed 
baby, period. goodness knows i haven't dealt w/ one here for a  cpl months 
now!
 
so far the ob, peds urologist and pediatrician have all assured me this is  
the 'standard' and 'safest' protocol in these situations. that repeat 
infections  can cause permanent kidney damage. i asked my pediatrician, 'but if the 
baby is  exclusively breastfed, isn't his whole system going to be more 
anti-bacterial?  and if his whole system is, isn't it possible he won't get 
infections?' and she  said, 'well, urine is already sterile and ppl still get kidney and 
bladder  infections, so i don't think what he eats will make a difference.' !
 
of course i'm way out of my league as far as medical knowledge here,  but all 
kinds of alarms are going off for me at the thought of  up to 2 yrs  of abx 
from birth...if i hear from other parts of the world that this is not  standard 
protocol or medically necessary, that will be very heartening reason to  dig 
for further research!
 
thanks for your reply rachel, i am going off to bed much more hopeful  now!
 
~jacqui gruttadauria, bsw
near detroit, michigan
(where i've been researching the issue online for hours now and  little Cinco 
is kicking indignantly at the thought of unnecessary and probably  harmful 
interventions right at the start of his life! or maybe he's kicking  about the 
abysmal grand finale of 'the sopranos', not sure which...
 



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