Hello, I have a "silver" / mercury amalgam filling that is deteriorating (I'm 28 and I got it when I was 8 or 9 years old in a baby tooth that I never lost). I have an 8-month old child and am breastfeeding. I want to get a test to make sure that I'm not being exposed to excessive mercury (and therefore exposing my child via breastfeeding), but my general practictioner claims that you "can't test for mercury" and that amalgam fillings are totally safe. Does anyone know what tests can be ordered, and how I can find a doctor that can do them? I don't know if I should continue breastfeeding or not. Help!