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On 05 May 2001 09:59:06 -0400, Anne Cook wrote:
> Lisa Dugan asked
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> >Does breastfeeding generally offer the baby protection against the
> disease [chicken pox] or against all but a mild case?
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> Anecdotally, no.
And, anecdotally, yes. Our youngest was exposed at 3wks and never had a
spot. I did have a rip-roaring case myself when I was about 4yo.
There's lots about this in the archives, the general consensus was, I
believe, that chicken pox protection in breastmilk was highly variable
and not to be assumed.
regards,
Beth
--
Beth Johnson
Perinatal Educator, Doula
Springfield, MA USA
"Breastmilk: anything else is less."
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