My second baby had strings of mucous in her stool for 10 days from one
dose of baby vitamins with fluoride. She was otherwise exclusively
breastfed.  I didn't really believe it so I gave her another dose after
about 2 weeks and the same thing happened again.  Check carefully with
the mother about anything and everything that goes into the baby's
mouth.  After weaning (at 4 1/2) she developed allergies and to this day
we can't pin them down. I just spoke to her the other day (she is now 20
and in college) and she wishes that her allergies didn't get worse every
time she comes home.  I wonder if it would have been different if I had
followed an elimination/rotation diet while pregnant and nursing.  Isn't
hindsight wonderful.

Sarah Friend Barnett, LLLL, IBCLC
Bronx (New York City), New York
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