>hello everyone! > >I received a phone call from a client today who's nursing her 8 month old >(baby is on solids, too) and just found out she is pregnant. She was very >concerned as her OB just told her to wean at once. He is adamant the nursing >baby will not get proper amounts of protein, now that pregnancy has occured. > >I have searched my resources and cannot find any contraindication to nursing >during preg.,has anyone run into this " protein issue" before? > >Elisa >No! the Nursing Mothers Association of Australia puts out a very good booklet on this very topic. Titled breastfeeding Through Pregnancy and Beyond. It is not uncommon to feed a baby through pregnancy in Australia, although quite a few mothers go "into the closet" and only admit it later. Jackie Cesnik