A woman has contacted me who is breastfeeding a 7 month old. She wants to get pregnant again. Her OB has suggested she take 4 mg Folic acid/day because a previous child was born with a spinal cord defect. Does anyone have any information concerning the use of high doses of Folic acid while breastfeeding? Dr. Hale says "Excessive doses (> 1 mg/day) are not generally recommended." Can anyone elaborate on the concerns? Cher Sealy, RN, BSN, IBCLC, LLLL Montgomery, Alabama *********************************************** 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