> doing it through supplementation is tricky b/c testing should be
> required to make sure D status is optimal and neither too high nor too
> low.  right now there is only blood testing available and it's $50-$140.

How about air analysis? Does that cost the same as blood testing?

Those who are cautious about melanoma say the worst exposure is between
10am & 4pm. It's also generally the serious sunburns in early childhood
that increase the risk of melanoma.

How about 10-15 min 2-3 times a week before 9am or after 5pm? I live in
Arizona. I used sunscreen on babies or just avoided the sun during the
middle of the day. They didn't get burns until they were older & out of my
reach, swimming at a friend's house.

None of my kids (1 briefly BFd, 2 excl BFd 6 mos & cont'd into toddlerhood)
had rickets and all of them had this kind of frequent but light sun
exposure.

But those 2 had LOTS of sun exposure from baseball, swimming, band & drum
corps rehearsals, boating & camping on a lake, etc.

Has anyone done a study on the effects of excl BFing on the risks of
developing melanoma?


--- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
--- Glendale, AZ, USA
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