Hi Kelly, 

If Jonathan had a high eosinophil count while you were breastfeeding him, it was probably due to a food source you were consuming that he was reacting to through your milk. For example, if he were allergic to  eggs and you weren't, the allergens from the eggs in your diet could pass through your milk, and be consumed by Jonathan, causing an allergic reaction and elevated eosinophils. 

-----Original Message-----
From:   Kelly & Jordan Geist [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Monday, March 09, 1998 3:19 PM
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Subject:        Re: Eosiniphils & Weight Gain

RALXTRM wrote:

> Could you please explain what eosiniphils are and how an elevated level would
> cause a problem.
>
> Thanks,   Heidi L. :)

Hi Heidi,

As much as I know: eosinophils are one of the white blood cells. They are
usually less than 5% in the blood. If this count is high, it shows that the body
is fighting something (an allergy). I don't know if there is any danger to
having elevated levels for a long period of time but I am going to ask. There is
a conditon (rare) where the body fights itself and it can manifest itself in
high eos levels. A person experiencing hay fever or any allergy would have high
levels. One person even thought that they could have been high in Jonathan when
I was exclusively expressing breastmilk because I am the one with the allergies.
However, they are still high and he is on formulas now.

Kelly