In a message dated 8/4/2006 12:07:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
[log in to unmask] writes:
I find this theory (that the mother's 
gut health affects her milk supply and baby's gut health) to be 
compelling.

Dear Friends:
    I've been working for a long time with dyads, both as a lactation 
consultant and as a nurse. I've noticed an increase in the numbers of exclusively 
breastfed babies with reflux and with other GI problems. I never saw a baby with 
reflux when I started; now it seems as though every 3rd or 4th baby I see or 
hear about has it. Some very severely too, enough to be very ill.
    This year so far I have worked with 3 babies, exclusively breastfed, that 
are unable to poop without pain and effort.
    My own two daughters, one  bfd for 3+ years and the other for 5.5, both 
have GI motility problems that have been tracing to mercury toxicity and 
environmental sensitivities.
    Has anyone else noticed this?
    warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Adjunct Faculty, Union Institute and University, Lactation Program
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation

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