There's a discussion of the disease in the Merck Manual On Line at:

http://www.merck.com/!!usbml3iH0usbnm0qSw/pubs/mmanual/html/mpjngjih.htm

From what I read, diagnosis is done by a blood test (electrophoresis to
determine
the level of VWF) and it can be treated by a pasteurized factor VIII
concentrate
(which doesn't transmit hepatitis or HIV).  I didn't find anything to
suggest that
BFing could be contraindicated.  I think you're on the right track with dairy
elimination, since anything that causes irritation of baby's gut can produce
bleeding, and the VWDisease makes clotting take much longer.

Jonathan

On Thu, 21 May 1998 19:13:08 EDT, MILKMAM asked:
>                    What effect may
>the Von Willebrand's be having on this situation-either mom's treatment or
the
>baby's genetic predispositon?


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