Lana Hergott wrote: > She claims her baby was >tested and is lactose intolerant (according to her pediatrition). I said >she was probably sensitive to cows milk protein, not lactose, but she >insists it's the lactose she is intolerant to. Can anyone tell me, is >breastmilk not full of lactose? I've had many clients lately telling me >their doctors have told them their babies are lactose intolerent & SOY ABM >is the only choice. Maybe the lactose in cows milk is what they are >sensitive to. Is it different? . I have an article on-line on the Australian Breastfeeding Association website about this topic. Maybe this can help. See http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/lactose.html Note also that lactose is a disaccharide sugar (ie two basic sugar molecules joined together - glucose and galactose) and is chemically the same in all animals. So cow lactose is identical to human lactose. And yes, breastmilk is 'full of lactose'! ****************************************************************** Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellor Perth, Western Australia. mailto:[log in to unmask] ****************************************************************** *********************************************** 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