Patricia Young writes:

'I think we are talking about 2 different things.  1. a mom who has an
occassional glass of wine or a beer with her pizza and 2. an alcoholic.  I
think in addition to whatever alcohol the baby gets via breastmilk they
also get very different quality of mothering.  This in itself could account
for differences in development.  A baby who is fed, but otherwise neglected
has lots of potential for dev delay. '


That makes a lot of sense, Pat...so let's not worry the 'wine or beer with
pizza' mothers any more than the evidence suggests.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK