I never heard of this treatment and have had quite a few cases of breastmilk jaundice over the years. It took a long time to convince md's that it didn't occur in first few days of life. Wish I had known this rx. Again, wishing I had LLL background. Arnetta ************************************************ Arnetta Dailey RN IBCLC The Woodlands Texas [log in to unmask] ************************************************ On Sat, 8 Feb 1997 09:27:30 +0100 Diane Wiessinger <[log in to unmask]> writes: >One of the suggestions in LLLI's jaundice booklet, courtesy of >Kathleen >Auerbach and Larry Gartner (1987), is that in cases of true breastmilk >jaundice the mother's milk can be heat treated (56 celsius for 15 min) >to >destroy whatever the troublesome component is. This sure seems like a >better idea than using formula for a few days. Anyone have any >experience >with this? > >Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL Ithaca, NY >