>"Margaret G. Bickmore" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>  I have not heard about any such research.  Anecdotally, one mom has
>>  reported that *something* about the cabbage made her young baby fuss.
>>  She thought it was the smell and/or taste on her breasts.  This was
>>  an experienced nursing mom, LLLL, third baby.  The fussing stopped
>>  when she stopped the cabbage.
>
>Margaret -
>
>I'm thinking casual dimensions versus causal dimensions.  Could it be the
>real issue regarding the fussiness was what she was using the cabbage leaves
>for, i.e. - oversupply, too forceful a MER, etc?  Once she adjusted that
>with the cabbage and discontinued cabbage usage then the fussiness ceased.
>Just a thought.
>
>-Monique
>Oregon

I don't know all the particulars, but the mom was aware of the
question of causation vs. correlation, and still concluded it was
probably the taste and/or smell of the cabbage that her baby didn't
like.

Margaret

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