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From: "Diana Cassar-Uhl" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 12:49 AM
Subject: Re: [LACTNET] Onset of menses and breastfeeding
**Hi all,
> I've read that exposure to cow's milk, and the growth hormones in that
> cow's milk, encourage earlier puberty, especially in girls who have more
> fat
> cells to store all that junk in.
**Hmmm... this makes me wonder... what about hormones in contraception,
handed down through breastmilk... what could be their effect? Years ago, I
learned that during our mother groups, we were supposed to say: "They may
have a really big impact on your milk production and what they do to your
child hormonally, we don't know." I think that still holds, doesn't it...?
> --Diana in NY (I was a big milk-drinker, not breastfed even a drop, got my
> first period about 2 months before my 13th birthday, and was among the
> first
> of my friends to do so...breast development was another nightmare
> entirely)
**I was hardly breastfed and eight years old with my first period. After
that, I had years of having a cycle but not really menstruating, which
became regular around eleven. Breasts grew early, first in my class to wear
a bra, but my mother had made sure I was well informed about everything, so
I was not shocked and had no problem whatsoever dealing with either one
issue. I'm 43 now, so I would reckon I did my fair share of menstruating,
but no signs of things ending just yet, still very regular! Seems my hormone
system is as passionate as I am... or is it the other way around...?! hahaha
Warmly,
Marianne Vanderveen, Netherlands
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