In a message dated 9/13/01 1:34:05 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< She was told by her ob that she should not breastfeed due to "poison"
being present in her bloodstream from the tattoo. >>

This sounds like someone extrapolating (what was that about evidence-based
practice?) from the recent reports connecting tattos with a significant risk
of Hep C. All I can think of.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
(Who feels even more deeply today the need for connection among human beings,
a connection which begins at conception and is affirmed by each and every
nursling)

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