Can the other breastfeeding moms be tested for HIV?  If not tested can they
be asked if they were tested during pregnancy?  Most (maybe all) moms in my
area are tested during pregnancy.  If this question can't be asked can you
ascertain if testing during pregnancy is normal in your area?  If it is
normal to test all women during pregnancy it is almost certain that a
breastfeeding mom was negative for HIV.  If not, surely the child protective
services would have been called in and the child removed from the mother in
our crazy society.

Has the wrongly fed baby been totally exclusively breastfed, if so share the
Coutsoudis studies (see archive for more info if needed) with the mom.  They
should be very reassuring.

Carla

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