As I recall, didn't someone state that the times of greatest risk of
transmission through breastmilk are when mom first becomes infected
(and her body hasn't had a chance to build any antibodies) and when
there is full-blown AIDS (end-stage).  Therefore, the mom/helathcare
worker would be at greatest risk for transferring it to her baby
right after this kind of exposure.  It certainly is a very sad
case.  HIV/AIDS is so different from other disease exposures due to
its current incurability and eventually nearly always fatal
outcome.  If it only took a few weeks for the mom to know whether
she is free of the virus, pumping would certainly be a viable
option, but doesn't it take 6 months before a final verdict?  Even
the most dedicated bf mom would find that difficult.  I suspect that
pumping and dumping is more stressful than pumping and feeding that
pumped milk to baby for a long period.
I think the best suggestion so far has been looking into pasturizing
,mom's milk and feeding that to baby.

Winnie

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