Hi Jannette, I´ve been reading about this, there are a few case reports. It seems that for babies who are directly breastfeeding, breastmilk with Serratia is not harmful. In the cases I read, babies were not affected; mothers discontinued brestfeeding because either they or their HCP were scared by the pink milk and the culture results. Breastfeeding resumed after antibiotic treatment (or negative culture for mother and baby). The danger is to NICU babies or high risk babies who are offered contaminated breastmilk - Contamination with > 1,000 gram-negative bacilli per milliliter is associated with feeding intolerance, and higher levels of contamination (> 1,000,000/mL) can be associated with sepsis. Some reading: http://www.infantrisk.com/content/red-milk-what-causes-your-milk-turn-red http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4239145/ Warmly from Madrid, Kika <http://community.lsoft.com/archives/lactnet.html> -- Dra. Carmela Baeza Médico de Familia Consultora Certificada en Lactancia Materna IBCLC www.centroraices.com http://www.facebook.com/Consulta.Lactancia.Raices <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Centro-de-Atenci%C3%B3n-a-la-Familia-Ra%C3%ADces/274415189309122> Autora de "Amar con los Brazos Abiertos" http://www.ediciones-encuentro.es/libro/amar-con-los-brazos-abiertos.html Comprometida con el Derecho a Vivir http://derechoavivir.org *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome
