I would politely ask for the references on this one. Simultaneity does not
imply causality. Another case of sacrificing breastfeeding on the altar of
ignorance. I wonder if breastfeeding causes global warming? (tongue firmly
in cheek).

At 07:00 PM 5/29/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>The
>PNP told one of my students that the condition was caused by the mother's
>hormones via breastfeeding. When I questioned her that I had never heard of
>this in my Lactation practice or in the literature, she insisted that she had
>seen the condition many times, including in one of her own children, and that
>it was definitely related to breastfeeding, and that she had only seen the
>condition in breastfed children.


Kathleen B. Bruce, BSN, IBCLC co-owner Lactnet, Indep. Consultant
http://together.net/~kbruce/kbbspin.html
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