I was committed to breastfeeding primarily because I suffered from horrible allergies. As a child, my arms were covered with eczema and I would scratch them raw in my sleep. None of my three children have any eczema but they do have sensitivities to dairy, corn and wheat (depending on the child). I think that it is curious that they all have different food allergies but all suffer with hay fever. Many years ago (maybe 27-28?), as a new LLL leader, a woman contacted me to see if it was possible to relactate at 15 wks pp. This was her forth baby, all her other children were in their teens. She had not breastfed any of them. Ben was born healthy (8-5) but at 2 wks was admitted back to hospital and was quickly moved into NICU. He was exhibiting projectile vomiting, bloody/mucousy stools and bleeding eczema from head to toe. He was also down 2lbs from his birth weight. He could hold no AIM down and pediatricians were scrambling to develop a formula that he could tolerate. She mentioned human milk and they thought that she was nuts; no one could produce milk at 15wks. I set her up with an Ameda Classic and worked out a care plan and pumping schedule. She started with a few drops at day 3 and by 12days she was pumping 2-4oz per session. I have never met a more committed mother. Ben was out of the NICU within the month and she brought him to a LLL meeting. The transformation that I saw in him over the next several months was incredible. He went from a fussy,skinny, sickly baby with huge circles under his eyes and covered in eczema to a healthy, chubby, clear skinned smiley baby. What a charmer he was! I will never forget the impact that human milk had on this child. She breastfed him well into his 4th year as he had a difficult time with many solids. We lost touch when her family relocated to AZ but I often wonder about them. Ellen Penchuk, IBCLC, RLC *********************************************** 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 email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html