HI Everyone, I am looking for references and what others do when they are working with a mother who has known food allergies or a baby that has developed food allergies and there is an order to supplement a baby. I had attended a conference a few years ago on the topic of breastfeeding and allergies. The speaker stated that if there is a family history then hypoallergenic formula should be used when supplements are ordered. She did not have a reference list with this talk. I had a case this week where a second baby had a positive coombs and needed light treatment. The pediatrician also ordered supplements. The mother said her first child dev many food allergies at 6 months old and she also has some food allergies. I discussed with the parents the option of hypoallergenic formula and they decided that is what they wanted to try. When I presented this to the staff you would have thought I was asking them to travel to the moon. They said they would have to mix the Nutramigen and this was a pain, they would need a doctors order and that they never heard of this request with this history and therefore did not believe it was necessary. I don't want to go down the issues about these orders more I need the information of using hypoallergenic formula. Thanks for any help. Ann Perry RN, IBCLC Boston, MA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [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