Hi Diane!  I have not one shred of evidence to back this up....  and all my
books are now at the IBLCE office instead of at home where my AOL access
is....  (hmm, inefficient system, what?)  but when I read your post about the
two year old clenching something *flashed* in my brain that said, "Worms."
 Has the kid been checked for worms?  If this is a really out-to-lunch idea
then I will look like an idiot in front of the entire Lactnet assemblage
but...  needless to say I would strongly advise checking in a Peds textbook
before suggesting such to mom.  If it's her first kid she'll be horrified at
the suggestion.  If she's a "veteran" then she's already dealt with the
possibility....  or has gotten, as I did today! - the note home from school
about head lice found in your child's classroom, and she'll be able to take
the suggestion in stride.

I post with some trepidation knowing that I cannot reference this even *one
tiny little bit* but when I have a strong gut reaction like that it's usually
pretty reliable.