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"Jane A. Bradshaw" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

<<< He says he thinks part of the problem is she
was foaling out of season, as most are born in the spring, BUT also there are
some toxins in certain grasses, fescue in particular, that can affect her
milk!!!!!!!!!!!  (also can cause abortions)   If this affects animals could
there be anything that affects humans like this??>>>

There has been a Mexican research that showed that women with high levels
of toxins in their bodies, weaned earlier:

DDE and Shortened Duration of Lactation in a Northern Mexican Town.
Beth.C. Gladen and Walter J.Rogan. Am J of Public Health, Vol.85, No.4,
1995, p.504-8.


Annelies Bon

Breastfeeding Resources http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/abon/bfbronnen.html
breastfeeding counsellor of the Dutch bf org "Borstvoeding Natuurlijk"
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living in a small city, Almere, near Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Toxins in Human Milk
       http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/abon/bf_toxins.html

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