You're right Cathy and unfortunately the point wasn't made in the article
that mixed feeding was an issue. However, there were some interesting
references that I'd like to get my hands on including one that reports a
case of a child being wet nursed (or whatever term you'd like to use) by a
HIV+ woman and not contracting HIV.
It's an interesting case study nonetheless.

Karleen Gribble
Australia


> The wetnurse was 7 mos pregnant with her first child when she began
> breastfeeding this child. Gap junctions wide open, which could certainly
> increase virus transmission, and the baby had no IgG antibodies to HIV
> at birth, as mom was HIV negative. I can't imagine he got sufficient
> milk from a primip during late pregnancy either, so he might have been
> mixed fed as well, increasing his risk.
> Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  NYC
>
>

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