Can my baby contract infant botulism if I eat cereal with Honey while breastfeeding?
No, the acid in your stomach kills the bacteria. You just cannot give the baby honey directly. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ugt1_4FxmgAC&pg=PA593&lpg=PA593&dq=honey+botulism+stomach+adult&source=web&ots=pr6t_pLRhT&sig=Vd4uprxLLO-InLypU5KY4A2SvyM http://www.webmd.com/content/article/43/3606_275 “If an adult eats honey containing botulinum spores, protective acid and other mechanisms in the intestine inhibit the spores from growing and producing the toxin. But a young child’s digestive system isn’t yet protective enough to inhibit the growth of the bacteria and production of the toxin. A pregnant woman can safely eat honey because her digestive tract will keep the botulinum bacteria from growing, and her honey consumption poses no danger to her fetus.
