> A mom stopped me to ask about her 19 month old little girl who had recently
> (last 2 months) developed breast buds.  Her pediatrician is blaming it on
> breastfeeding and told her to wean so that they can see if that is it.
> (When in doubt - blame the breastfeeding).  If not, he tells her he would
> start checking the baby for tumors in the ovaries.
>
> Needless to say the mom is terribly worried - because she does not believe
> it is the breastfeeding, does not want to wean, and wants additional tests
> to be run SOONER rather than later.
>
> I have dealt with LOTS of breast buds in newborns, and in Puerto Rico we
> dealt with a lot of children with early development which was finally
> blamed on the hormones given the chickens, but I have not dealt with this
> in the US.  Any suggestions?
>

Is mom on birth control pills?  Heavy consumer of meat products?  Soy?

Cheryl Taylor White
www.drjaygordon.com

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