I think that it was at a LLL conference that I heard that the special issue
with breastfeeding is that ppd can occur when the mother weans the baby. My
understanding was not that it prolongs the ppd or causes it but that a
mother can experience depression during weaning that is hormonally caused.
Alexandra Willliams
Katonah, NY
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