On Sun, 18 Aug 1996 19:07:19 -0600, Joya Bezette wrote:
>A mother I work with has a friend who wants to bf, but her dr said that
>because she is lactose intolerant her milk would be deficient in some ways.
>This sounds like incorrect information, I have never heard of such a thing.
>(I know she should ask him for references.) Will someone let me know if I
>can tell this mother that her friend can indeed bf her baby?

Hi, Joya,

Lactose intolerance affects adults because we produce less lactase as
we age (our bodies were not made to digest milk past childhood).  This
has nothing to do with the composition of the mother's milk.  (If she made
enough lactase to digest the lactose in milk, it would all be broken down
into simple sugars by the time she absorbed it.  Other sources of sugars
(like fruit) will provide all she needs.)

Jonathan
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*           L. Jonathan Kramer, P.E.           *
*     Graduate Breastfeeding Counselor and      *
*        Student Lactation Consultant          *
*      Certified Medela Nursing Bra Fitter     *
* Only G-d knows the formula for mother's milk *
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