At 05:34 PM 8/14/02 EDT, you wrote:
>I had a mother ask me if I knew what effect a high protein, low/no carb diet
>has on breastfeeding.  Her son is 2 1/2 years old.  She'd been following the
>diet for 2-3 weeks, when her son began nursing much more frequently.  At one
>time he told her he couldn't get any milk, and another time he cried saying
>he hated mama's milk.  He was repeatedly latching, then pulling off crying.
>She wondered if this was due to the ketones.  She had lost 8 lbs at the time.
> There was a noted decrease in the supply, so mom began eating carbs.  She
>states she ate a bagel with cream cheese and something else.  Within 12 hrs
>he was happily and contentedly nursing, stating that he liked the flavor and
>there was lots of milk.  Have any of you heard of this and is there any
>references I could site?  Thanks, Susan Manore, IBCLC

Yes, I have had several mothers who experienced markedly decreased milk
supply when following the diet that you are speaking of--and other highly
restrictive diets. One was a mother of a baby old enough to talk about what
was going on, the same as your client. I think that the taste was different
because of the weaning changes in composition.

Pat Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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