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Old Fri, Feb-05-10, 09:41
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Originally Posted by wormieaj
Hi, I am new. I have a 10 mos. old I am still nursing through the night. She takes formula during the day when I am working.

I have always felt it safe, but having naysayers around me, made me question it. I have gotten those ketone strips, and at times, i have registered a high count of ketones..extreme purple, but after expressing some breast milk onto the strip, it registers negative.

I am convinced that your breastmilk has the same nutrional facts, no matter what you eat.


Ketones don't pass into breastmilk. First question I asked when I got hold of Dr Jack Newman.

In any case, an exclusively breastfed baby is in ketosis, as breastmilk is a high fat food....
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