And the basis upon which the allergy experts are maintaining that exclusive 
breastfeeding should cease at 4 months in order to reduce the risk of 
allergy developing in the infant is research that (without exception that 
I've seen) does not contain an exclusively breastfed cohort! They can 
therefore ONLY make recommendations on the age at which MIXED FED infants 
might best start solids in order to reduce allergy.
Karleen Gribble
Australia
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From: "heather" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: more on ministry guidelines


> >
>>The guidelines have been revised following changes of protocols in other 
>>countries based on the latest research.  References listed are WHO, 
>>Cochrane Data Base and many respectable institutions and individuals.
>
>
> Wendy, when you get a chance, maybe you can check these refs very 
> carefully. I don't think there is anything in Cochrane that concludes 
> babies should be given tastes of food, deliberately, before 6 mths, for 
> instance.
>
> References to papers in journals may actually turn out to be opinion 
> columns, or personal experiences, rather than empirical research.
>
>
> Which countries do they say have changed their protocols?
>
> Heather Welford Neil
> NCT bfc, tutor, UK
>
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