>Jennifer commented on my comment:



>Heather wrote:
><<In many non-Western societies, the paediatrician (or any medic) would
>be very unlikely to know what basically healthy, bf babies do, as
>they never see 'em!>>




>I found this comment to be a bit surprising and might have actually thought
>you were right, if not for my dh's experience. In China, it is still common
>for babies to be bf for at least one year.


Jennifer -  eek!! I did *not* mean there are no healthy bf babies -
far from it! I meant that they would be unlikely to see a doctor. Why
would they be taken to a paed if they were healthy and bf?  Sorry for
the confusion.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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