On Mon, 5 Aug 1996, Susanna Eve wrote:
> Palmer. However, I wonder about the statement that breastfeeding
> would basically make orthodontics obsolete. Surely I am not the only
> one on this list with a breastfed child who is undergoing
> orthodontics? He didn't wean until 3 1/2 by the way.
I have wondered about this also, and queried a good friend of mine who
also nursed her daughter for 2 years, but still invested in braces. What
I *did* come up with, is that Jessica (the daughter) used a pacifier for
the entire duration of breastfeeding, and a little beyond. I am
wondering if your son also used a pacifier or a thumb? (NOT implying
that this is not the "correct" way to breastfeed, but instead pointing
out another reason why orthodontics may have been necessary.)
Heidi Murphy