My touchstone, whom I've mentioned before, is Lacie, the little girl who
was exquisitely allergic to *everything* except breastmilk.  She began to
tolerate small amounts of solids around puberty, had her first school lunch
at something like 13, and at 16 could fly a plane, played in a school band,
won 4-H awards, and had a couple college credits.  Yes, she looked
"overgrown" for a while because of all that growth hormone.  And yes, she
had some jaw/chewing problems as a result of having been on a liquid diet
for years and years and years.  But she's lovely now and bright and after I
tell her story, a mother and I can look at an anti-solids 7 or 9 or even 18
month old through different eyes - and just not worry.

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC  Ithaca, NY