sure, pica is bad nutritionally, but if a mother can get pregnant and give birth, then why would we tell her to stop breastfeeding because of it? wouldn't we just figure out why she is eating the other things (custom, nutritional deficiency, etc.?) but encourage her to keep breastfeeding? carol brussel IBCLC laura nevada lactation denver co *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html