Hmmm, I'm not quite sure about this one, but here goes... My sister in London gave birth Oct. 8 and is one of the ilk to sort of pay "lip service" to breastfeeding because "the milk is there," and yeah yeah we all know about those so-called benefits - but frankly and freely admits to not enjoying it and not getting any type of bonding pleasure from the baby's nursing at the breast :-(. I am, of course, a fanatic and way out there in her estimation. HOWEVER, she has consulted me previously, and now asks the question whether there is any benefit to continuing to "give breastmilk" (EBM, I presume, not breastfeed)"once or twice a day" until baby's completely on formula, which she plans on anyway by six weeks. She cites those who say there's no anti-infective benefit, as opposed to the others who tell her "there are more concentrated antibodies" in the fewer feedings (?!). I didn't think this was a trick question at first, but now I'm wondering how to respond in a reflective, balanced way that doesn't make her go, "Oh sure, might have known you'd say that." I actually checked the archives to find some sort of reference, but to be honest, once or twice a day doesn't seem to get much of a nod in terms of benefits in the scanty references on partial breastfeeding. What would any of you wise ones say? Thanks, and have a great weekend. Marjorie Vera LLLL in Brooklyn, NY *********************************************** 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