Gee whiz, this is some statement!  Now, on what basis, research or
even reasonable rationale, would a physician say such a thing?  Could
s/he give us some information so that we could understand such bizarre
advice.

Perhaps we should now go back into the history of all mothers who want
to breastfeed to find out if they might or might not have had viral
meningitis when they were children and then we can urge them never to
breastfeed.  Since viral meningitis can be very mild, and may often
present only as fever headache and vomiting and then gets better
within a day or two, anyone with this history should be told they can
never breastfeed.

This type of advice, if the mother did not get it wrong, makes me
sick.  By the way, the mother can breastfeed her baby even now, even
while she is sick with her viral meningitis, if she is up to it.

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC