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on 11/11/02 5:34 PM, Automatic digest processor at
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> their strong advice is to stop feeding now because it
> seems
> she really is vulnerable to fractures while she's feeding.

Maybe 5 or 6 years ago I spoke with Michael Zinaman about a client who'd
been told to wean because of thinning bones.  Dr Zinaman, who's done
research on the issue, commented that there aren't enough data at this point
to give a normal range for bone density in young women.  The comment really
stuck with me: that much of what's stated as fact may just be a guess.  And
as others have pointed out, there's a rebound effect afterwards.  There was
a sense at the time (don't know if it's changed) that remineralization was
most effective *during* weaning, so that a l-o-n-g tapering off period -
months or years of continued bfing *after periods have returned* - is
valuable to mom's bones.
--
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC  Ithaca, NY
www.wiessinger.baka.com

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