"I guess I'll go out on a limb here and argue for the position that it
should
be the mother's (or parents') decision to make whether she takes the risk of
the baby getting HIV from breastfeeding or she takes the risk of the baby
getting some other disease from NOT breastfeeding . . ."

I agree that it should be the mother's choice.  My point was, given what I
know today, I would not choose to breastfeed my child if I were HIV+, and I
can well understand and appreciate that choice, and even see a potential
benefit to the baby.  I also can appreciate and accept an HIV+ mother's
choice to breastfeed.  I simply believe we don't have the full answer and
HIV just scares me too much.  Maybe its an overreacction and maybe it would
be the wrong choice, but if I had to make it today, that would be my choice.

I am truly thankful I don't have to make that choice.

Rhonda Feder

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