On Thu, 2004-01-01 at 20:42, Linda J. Smith wrote: > The baby's mouth, hands, nose, etc can transfer bacteria and viruses to > mother's skin, mouth, respiratory tract etc - and then the mother's system > reacts. The saliva-through-the-nipple part is the myth. It seems to be a universal reaction with moms I see to kiss their baby's hand while they are nursing. regards, Beth perinatal educator -- (o)< Beth Johnson / \ Springfield MA USA _\ w "The GPL is SCO's tar baby,"--Pamela Jones, Groklaw *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html