I am nowhere near caught up on my reading of Lactnet, but had to respond to the thread on cat scans and breastfeeding. Jack Newman's post brought tears to my eyes. Less than a month ago I had a cat scan of my liver and, in my emotional turmoil, forgot to ask if the drink and contrast given were safe for breastfeeding. It wasn't til I got home that I thought to ask and of course it was the weekend. I didn't get to check with the doc's office until Monday morning. They said that 3 days was long enough to be safe. Luckily, my son is 3 1/2 years old and did not suffer nutritionally from the lapse, but my emotional state would have been much better over the weekend had I known what Dr. Jack said about the miminal risk of the contrast. Lisa Schulz-Sunkler Nursing Moms counselor, Maryland