My understanding of the toxin load in breastmilk would lead me to believe that this mom has already given her biggest toxin load to her firstborn (therefore in this case her son). I was truly woebegone when I realized my grandson (my firstborn's firstborn) was now the proud owner of much of the DDT I smelled growing up in the Chicago suburbs - I remember the smell of summer evenings when the truck came by blowing DDT out to kill the mosquitoes. Read Sandra Steingraber's _Having Faith_ for that same chilling moment....and yet she is totally and madly in love with breastmilk and breastfeeding, with good reason. Dawn Kersula ....now in Vermont where the mosquito is the state bird...and the grandchildren are in Alaska on the taiga, I won't even go into THAT experience wiht mosquitoes.... *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome