>I'm hoping coffee has no caffiene after the third cup, myself, or I'll be
>up all night!  So let's say, just hypothetically, that breastmilk had no
>special immune properties or protective effects after a year, that it
>became just plain old milk.  I think this ped would be hard pressed to
>demonstrate that it had no calories or vitamins or fat - so why not just
>drink it anyway, even if it is "just milk"?



A mother told me not so long ago that her health visitor told her
breastmilk 'turns to water' after 6 months.

Maybe that doctor thinks the same.

Heather Welford Neil
NC T bfc, UK

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