Linda Kutner related an experience to me -- she had a mom coming to rent a pump for her 2 month old (?) - I think going back to work, or whatever. In the course of conversation, she mentioned that her 22 month old, who had been weaned at about 14 months or so, had been sick off and on ever since she was weaned. Either in to see the doc, on antibiotics, ear infections, URI -- you name it. Linda casually suggested that since she was pumping, she pump a bit extra and give her older child a couple ounces of brmlk in the morning and a couple of ounces in the afternoon. Mom called Linda back & reported that in the 9 weeks she had been doing it, her older child had not had ONE single episode of illness!! Jan Barger