These may not be the reasons, but it's good just to throw some ideas out there "just in case"...



Has Sandifer's syndrome been ruled out?  I have heard of some parents mistaking the symptoms as a seizure.



Also, is mom a vegan or vegetarian?  If B12 deficiency is present at birth with mom, then continues through lactation the baby's stores would deplete by about 4 months which can greatly affect the CNS including seizures.



Just a couple of thoughts.  Poor little one.





Angie, RD, LD, CLEC

Bemidji, MN  - USA







On 4/18/2012 12:20 AM, Laura Wasielewski wrote:

> Have a situation that I don't have any experience with. Hoping for some good advice from the lactnet community:-)

>

> PTP:

> Infant is almost 6 months old&  had sudden onset of infantile spasms&  epileptic seizures at about 4.5 months. Seizures are still not well controlled. Mother reports that during night nursing especially infant will clamp down on the breast when he has a seizure. He does not have teeth yet but mom is worried that once he does he may really hurt her. The clamping down now is not comfortable but it is bearable and not causing any damage.

>

> Any suggestions for this mom?

>

> Thanks in advance,

> Laura Wasielewski MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC



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