Janice wrote:
"What I'm not finding
evidence to prove or disprove is whether breastfeeding AND maintaining poor
nutritional status result in depleting the mother's reserves of specific
nutrients and causing her to feel bad."

When I heard Udo Erasmus ("Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill") speak, he said that w/ each subsequent pregnancy a mother's EFA supplies are further diminished, making supplementation essential if she cannot replace them through food sources (most people cannot consume adequate amounts of foods--flax seed or oily fish). He book is well-researched, so I would be surprised if he just made this up.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT. USA

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