I hope someone can help me with some quick references or data on Pregnancy, breastfeeding and Diabetes. we have a mother in who is only 3 to 4 weeks pregnant, new diabetic breastfeeding and 18 month old. The Internist wants her to quit breastfeeding or have researched evidence to prove that she doesn't need to quite breastfeeding. He feels that breastfeeding this toddler who is eating also sorts of culturley appropriate foods, and drinking juice etc.is causing her diabetes to be out of wack. He feels that we are supporting her in a descion not good for her health. I tried to say that she probably isn't giving too much breast milk anymore but that with involution her antibodies will be higher as protection for the baby as well as the psychological need to wean slowly. I also used the argument that toddler is happy and easily soothed by breast making an already stressful situation less stressful Attie Sandink *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html