Keto sticks and breast milk

Burien Buttercup · 01-08-2006, 12:43 PM

Ok, this may be the wrong place to post this, but I didn't think the playground was right either...
Have any of you tried testing breastmilk with keto strips? Would it even work? I am thinking about it, but didn't want to waste the strip if it had no chance of working...
Nancy

LunaAshling · 01-08-2006, 07:56 PM

Actually I did do this on the Nummies thread about 2-3 years ago.

Only problem is the strips are designed for urine and are not valid with breastmilk.

But I did it anyway and they never turned even when I was in ketosis.

Which does not really matter since they aren't designed for it. But a few of us did it anyway just to see!

LunaAshling · 01-08-2006, 07:57 PM

I do have a bf'ing thread up if you wish to join it! Just follow the link in my siggy line!

meek · 01-09-2006, 03:23 AM

I did test my milk, and when I was in my deepest ketosis, my milk did show a trace on the strip. I still wasn't worried about it. Consuming ketones is not the same as having them in the blood, not that that's even detrimental. Epileptic babies and children live very healthy lives following a ketogenic diet to control their seizures.

01-08-2006, 12:43 PM	#1
Burien Buttercup Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 9 Gallery: Burien Buttercup Stats: 235/230/150 WOE: Atkins Induction Start Date: June 3, 2007	Keto sticks and breast milk Ok, this may be the wrong place to post this, but I didn't think the playground was right either... Have any of you tried testing breastmilk with keto strips? Would it even work? I am thinking about it, but didn't want to waste the strip if it had no chance of working... Nancy

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01-08-2006, 07:56 PM	#2
LunaAshling Queen of the Planet of Redheads Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Here, no really. Posts: 3,685 Gallery: LunaAshling Stats: 2??/???/130-ish @ 5'5 WOE: Atkins/Weston Price Start Date: 3rd times the charm! 11/08	Actually I did do this on the Nummies thread about 2-3 years ago. Only problem is the strips are designed for urine and are not valid with breastmilk. But I did it anyway and they never turned even when I was in ketosis. Which does not really matter since they aren't designed for it. But a few of us did it anyway just to see!

01-08-2006, 07:57 PM	#3
LunaAshling Queen of the Planet of Redheads Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Here, no really. Posts: 3,685 Gallery: LunaAshling Stats: 2??/???/130-ish @ 5'5 WOE: Atkins/Weston Price Start Date: 3rd times the charm! 11/08	I do have a bf'ing thread up if you wish to join it! Just follow the link in my siggy line!

01-09-2006, 03:23 AM	#4
meek Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 101 Gallery: meek WOE: Atkins	I did test my milk, and when I was in my deepest ketosis, my milk did show a trace on the strip. I still wasn't worried about it. Consuming ketones is not the same as having them in the blood, not that that's even detrimental. Epileptic babies and children live very healthy lives following a ketogenic diet to control their seizures.