On 14/02/2007, at 13:58, Jenna Hilfer wrote:

> According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, breastfeeding is
> recommended for at least 6 months after birth but it ideally should  
> last for the
> first year of the infant’s life or longer.

Just a correction to this: the AAP recommends breastfeeding for the  
at least first year of life, not as "ideal" but as normal, and  
thereafter for as long as mother and child wish. The six-month period  
is for exclusive breastfeeding, i.e. no ABM or complementary foods at  
all.

It would be great if the AAP and similar organisations around the  
world would finally accept the World Health Organisation's  
recommendation of breastfeeding to two years and beyond.

Lara Hopkins
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