Jacqui posts with a query about hydronephrosis diagnosed in fetal life by ultrasound and possible treatment scenarios. I've never heard of a baby being put on prophylactic antibiotics for this. Never. Certainly not without a single episode of infection. Artificial feeding is a risk factor for urinary tract infections, at least in girls. The gut flora of an exclusively breastfed baby is dominated by lactobacilli, whereas escherichia coli, the most common pathogen for urinary tract infections, are more abundant in the gut of an artificially fed one. Could it be that the pediatric specialists who work with your doctor have never seen an exclusively breastfed baby with hydronephrosis? We used to get someone in about once a month with suspicious findings on prenatal ultrasound, indicating possible 'cystic kidneys'. I realize hydronephrosis and cystic kidneys are not necessarily the same animal. Maybe the ultrasound machines are better or the people doing the scans are more knowledgeable, because it's been ages since I saw one of these. These babies were always referred for ultrasound of their entire urinary tracts and I can only recall one in about ten years who actually had a urinary tract anomaly. Keep us posted, OK? Rachel Myr Kristiansand, Norway *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]