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From: "Julie Gladney" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:02 PM
Subject: [LACTNET] Fw: iron
Hello:
**Hi Julie,
Hello:
It is my understanding that if *mom* has low iron, a supplement will
increase the amount of iron in her milk. However, if it is just baby that is
anemic, a supplement for mom will not increase the amount of iron in her
milk.
**How, would you reckon, does the breast know to what purpose the supplement
is taken...? Why would it increase the amount in the milk in the one case
and not in the other...?
At page 335, Lawrence says: "Increases in dietary iron that increase serum
levels do not increase iron in the milk. It is important, however, for the
mother to replace her iron stores post partum."
I read that as: before the milk suffers, the mother will suffer from low
iron stores, so for her own health it is important to take enough iron-rich
foods. I suppose not until her own stores are depleted, will the milk
suffer, but she will most likely find out about her own deficiency before
the milk gets worse. Am I way off base...? I'd like to know, as I will be
sitting the exam on July 28th as well... ;o))
Kindly,
Marianne Vanderveen, Netherlands
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