Carol Brussel wrote:

> wow, another great opportunity to work in "sacrificing breastfeeding on
the
> altar of ignorance." let's see, what would be accomplished by forcing this
> mother to wean because she has mono. her baby would be deprived of
additional
> immunities to mono produced by the mother in her milk, which would be
> important since the baby is already exposed to the disease. also, the
mother
> and baby would be deprived of an important part of their relationship
> unnecessarily. and while i am quoting the absent dr. newman, let's not
> forget, "it's the mother's decision to wean, no one can force her, only
> provide information and let her decide." perhaps someone needs to ask the
> doctor for some literature supporting a need to wean. how could i have
> studied and read all the things i have seen so far and never seen a
reference
> to this?
And if the doctor is thinking that BF makes her "tired," the doctor is
forgetting that the child will still have the needs that used to be met
easily through BF ... and the mother would have to find ways to jump through
hoops to meet those needs. Frankly, I can't imagine anything more exhausting
than forced weaning.
Janice Berry, mom of Zack (11/30/92) and Gina (9/4/96)
Westerville, OH
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