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Sep
Galactosemia And Breastfeeding. When the results came they discovered that the infant has galactosemia. But some babies are born with galactosemia. Most children who have galactosemia can have normal lives if they stay away from food and drinks that contain galactose. In most cases galactosemia is diagnosed on state newborn screens that are usually done at 24 hrs of life and the results are available no sooner than 2 3 days later.
When the results came they discovered that the infant has galactosemia. The newborn would not be able to digest milk that contains galactose nor can he be breastfed. Babies and children with galactosemia need to avoid eating or drinking anything that has milk in it whether from breastfeeding or from an animal. Fortunately these early galactosemia symptoms usually go away once the child is started on a galactose free diet if the diagnosis is made early. However some research has been published showing the potential for greater risks of later developmental problems associated with this complex medical condition and the provision of human milk or substitutes containing lactose. Breast milk is full of good things that babies need key nutrients hormones and antibodies that protect them from disease and keep them healthy.
For a newborn with classic galactosemia these symptoms may begin within days of starting to breastfeed or drinking a cow s milk based baby formula.
Most children who have galactosemia can have normal lives if they stay away from food and drinks that contain galactose. However some research has been published showing the potential for greater risks of later developmental problems associated with this complex medical condition and the provision of human milk or substitutes containing lactose. But some babies are born with galactosemia. For a newborn with classic galactosemia these symptoms may begin within days of starting to breastfeed or drinking a cow s milk based baby formula. The newborn would not be able to digest milk that contains galactose nor can he be breastfed. After birth frequently baby starts breastfeeding or feeding regular formula and once we get a call from state laboratory about the possibility of galactosemia we change such a baby to special formulas that do not contain galactose.