Well, a mother breastfeeding a child where the *father* is nut-allergic might not think she has to give up nuts. This was me. I have no known allergies, but I knew that my child might take after his allergic father. I certainly did not intend to try directly feeding my child nuts for years, if ever. But I did not have any inkling that I shouldn't eat nuts myself while pregnant or bf. My lack of knowledge unfortunately led to my then-9-month-old son having an anaphylactic reaction to pecan proteins in my breastmilk. Now older and wiser, Margaret LLLL, Longmont, Colorado > > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 06:34:09 -0500 > From: gima <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Peanut Allergies Stemming From Breast Milk > <snip> > > Why would a breastfeeding mother who has a nut allergy be eating peanut > butter anyway? > <snip> > Pat Gima, IBCLC > Milwaukee, Wisconsin > > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent from Peak to Peak Internet. DSL - V.90 modems - Web Hosting and Business connectivity Please visit! http://www.peakpeak.com (888)-600-PEAK ------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html