On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 06:00:04 +0200, EDG <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

<snip>I was told
>that no other species of animals continues to breastfeed when they start
>eating meat.
<snip>
>Esther Grunis, IBCLC
>
>

That doesn't make sense.  Don't all mammals continue nursing as they
transition to other foods?  Why would it be different for meat-eaters?  Do
they wean abruptly?  Wouldn't the mother get engorged and possibly wind up
with mastitis?
-Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC

             ***********************************************

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