In a message dated 2/21/0 2:45:01 PM, Marsha writes:

<< While we certainly have no evidence (that I know of!) that early breast
development is associated with breastfeeding, we do have evidence that
premature thelarche is associated with feeding infants soy formula.  >>

i remember reading something about how a history of being breastfed relates
to delayed breast development in those girls that were bf. girls who were bf
had breast development later than girls that were formula fed.

and how this later breast development was probably a factor in the decreased
incidence of breast cancer in females that were bf. cannot put my finger on a
ref in my files.

does this bf to br development relationship ring a bell with anyone?

Debbie

Deborah Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway

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