Hi All, I just got a call from a worried sister of a new mom (baby #7) who had the following situation occur: Mom was standing in line to fill out some paperwork - 3wk old baby started crying. Lady behind her (who spoke broken English) asked if she needed help - could she hold the baby and calm her? Mom said OK.but wasn't super comfy with it. The woman asked how baby was being fed. Mom pointed to her own breast. She turned around to finish filling out the paperwork and then realized the baby was quiet. She turned to see and found, to her horror, the other woman nursing her baby! Of course she freaked. The other woman appeared to be healthy, had a healthy looking 7 month old with her. So the sister gets on the internet and finds me asking what bad things can be transferred through breastmilk. We talked about HIV and the Hep's.and I recommended that they talk to the Ped right away and look into some blood work to be sure all is well. I also told her that it was unlikely that there would be a problem as women are tested to the gills for all these things while pregnant. They are located in Center, TX and I want to help them out by finding them someone closer than me (I'm in California.) who can help this mom as she also is having some supply issues. So - anyone out there?? If so please e-mail me privately. Thanks in advance! Warmly, Jaye Jaye Simpson, IBCLC, CIIM Breastfeeding Network Sacramento, CA www.breastfeedingnetwork.net *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome