Dear Katheleen;

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< I have heard that children who are bf go through puberty later, and that
<this decreases incidence of cancer due to decreasing number of , say ,
< menstrual cycles that a person's life would contain..

Kathy Dettwyler, does this ring a bell? Anyone



I don't know if  my personal situation would give you some insight,but I was
brestfed for 40 days.  My first menstrual period came 6 weeks short of my
17th birthday.

Socorro