Contents of Breastmilk

[miriam]

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Edited by miriam - 5/31/12 at 5:26pm

[Marissamom]

if there is (I haven't researched it) the amount would wildly vary from mother to mother depending on how much Aluminum she takes in, strontium 90 would also depend on mother's exposure. 

[katelove]

Yes, there is aluminium in breastmilk. I believe the amount is about a quarter of the amount found in formula but, as the PP said, it probably depends on the individual woman's consumption.

Strontium-90 will only be found in the breastmilk of women who have been exposed to radiation fallout in the 28 years prior to testing. If your friend falls into that category then she *may possibly* have a reason not to breastfeed. Although I would hazard a guess that if her exposure was sufficient to cause high levels in her milk then she would have other problems to contend with first.

[miriam]

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Edited by miriam - 5/31/12 at 5:25pm

[katelove]

Originally Posted by miriam 

My friend said that back in the 1970s about Strontium 90; it is based on something she read.  

I have not been able to find how much aluminium is found in breastmilk nor how much is taken in at a feeding.  

A few sources I read say about 10mg/l.

When you say how much is taken in, do you mean how much they absorb vs how much is excreted in their faeces? In adults only about 0.001% of ingested aluminium is absorbed but I'm not sure if the same is true for very young babies.

[miriam]

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Edited by miriam - 5/31/12 at 5:24pm

[katelove]

The difference between aluminium in breastmilk and aluminium in vaccines is that the gut does not absorb aluminium easily so most of it is excreted in the faeces. The aluminium in vaccines is injected into the muscle or subcutaneous tissue which makes it more bioavailable.

[sosurreal09]

So if the mother avoids all possible AL (uses iron or SS pans, no canned goods, not in any products etc) I would say it would be an extremely low transfer rate. The body does not make AL, right? So it's from our environment/food/lifestyles in the world now. A lot of people are informed though and avoid it at all costs/as much as possible.

Even if it has some AL it's still the healthiest thing for our human infants/children. Lord knows what in formula/cow's milk these days (GMO's, hormones, puss, blood, etc?)