"Jane A. Bradshaw" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: <<< He says he thinks part of the problem is she was foaling out of season, as most are born in the spring, BUT also there are some toxins in certain grasses, fescue in particular, that can affect her milk!!!!!!!!!!! (also can cause abortions) If this affects animals could there be anything that affects humans like this??>>> There has been a Mexican research that showed that women with high levels of toxins in their bodies, weaned earlier: DDE and Shortened Duration of Lactation in a Northern Mexican Town. Beth.C. Gladen and Walter J.Rogan. Am J of Public Health, Vol.85, No.4, 1995, p.504-8. Annelies Bon Breastfeeding Resources http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/abon/bfbronnen.html breastfeeding counsellor of the Dutch bf org "Borstvoeding Natuurlijk" mailto:[log in to unmask] living in a small city, Almere, near Amsterdam, The Netherlands Toxins in Human Milk http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/abon/bf_toxins.html