> Would there be any benefit in pumping as much as possible with a first child
> to eliminate contaminants from our systems thereby reducing the levels that
> are passed on to subsequent children? Or continuing to pump after a first
> child has weaned?

Women loose more dioxins by being pregnant. The dioxins pass to the fetus. For the
child it does matter to be the firstborn, or the secondborn, etc in dioxin
exposure.

There is a fact sheet form WHO about dioxins:

http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact225.html


regards, Annelies Bon
Lay counsellor of the Dutch bf organization "Borstvoeding Natuurlijk"

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