It's flu season here and I usually get calls about whether bf moms can take the flu vaccine shot. I have several sources that say yes they can. Today, a bf -friendly pediatrician said she had rec'd info from her infectious disease sources saying the flu vaccine is a new type and bf moms should not take it. Does anyone have info on this? I called the hosp. pharmacist who said the brand name was 'fluzone' which is given in Hale as basically compatible w/ lactation by my interpretation. Can anyone give me any info on whether or not there is some new formulation which is problematic for bf moms? If so, I suggested to the doc that she take an alternative vaccine (maybe the nasal spray one?) becoz she cannot be told not to bf! She agreed. Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA _________________________________________________________________ Concerned that messages may bounce because your Hotmail account has exceeded its 2MB storage limit? Get Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es *********************************************** 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