Essentially, I'm asking whether it is quantity of breast milk or duration
that is most important. I ask because this subject has come up quite a bit
among working women at Microsoft.

Which makes more sense:

to provide breast milk for the first six months, followed by formula (and
solids, of course) for the next
-or-
to provide a combination (alternating) of breast milk and formula for a
period of a year.

It is very hard for working women to keep up the extensive pumping required
to provide exclusive breast milk.


Melissa*

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Newman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Wednesday, September 16, 1998 4:46 PM
                To:     Melissa Jordan Grey
                Cc:     Lactation Information and Discussion
                Subject:        scenarios

                Why are you asking this?

                Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC