In a message dated 1/27/2006 3:25:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
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I am  talking about the strains of HIV, of HTLV-1,  and of  CMV.


Nikki, and others, I ask this question: with your worries of informal milk  
sharing how many mothers are breastfeeding their own children with HIV or  
HTLV-1?  
Both of these viruses are contraindicated for breastfeeding in the  USA.  So 
when we tell mothers they should not milk share because of these  viruses are 
we saying that potentially all nursing mothers could have these  viruses?
I'm playing the devil's advocate here and very much believe in universal  
precautions but I also do not believe we have rampant out breaks of these  
viruses and that milk sharing is a safer bet that formula.
Having a history from a mother who wants to help out another mother is good  
but setting fear into them I think is unreasonable.
Ann Perry, RN IBCLC
Boston, MA

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