>>>Mom #2 has been diagnosed with Epstein Barr syndrome, she is nursing a 14
>>>month old she would like to wean but she wonders if the breastmilk is
>>>protective to the baby aganist this illness and will she put him at risk
>>>if she weans?
>>
>>Roger:  The baby will probably get exposed to the virus in its lifetime
>>anyway, correct?  Is there any reason to think it has a particular
>>vulnerability (genetic, perhaps) since the mother has reacted adversely?
>>Arly
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>I think the baby has already been exposed to the virus since the mother is
>positive.  At 14 months the baby's immune system is in full swing and if
>it is going to develope EBV syndrome it would have happened by now.  It is
>liekly the baby is now immune to EBV.
>
>Rog

Arly in Northern Utah's mountains <[log in to unmask]> MS Nutrition, CLE, IBCLC

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