Hi, everyone:  Just heard from an LC colleague re a 17-month-old, nursing
frequently, who had smashed his upper teeth in on a bedboard; the
pediatric dentist who fixed them said no nursing for 10 days.  Although I
can see that nursing might place some pressure on the teeth as compared
with solid foods and drinks from a cup, it seems to me that if the child
has a strong sucking urge, thumb-sucking or pacifiers would be just as
bad.  Anyone know of any data on the need to stop nursing under such
circumstances?
The person who suggested Elizabeth Baldwin as helpful with breastfeeding
legislation (Joseph R. Hollen?):  please e-mail me her phone number.  Thanks.
I am going to repeat a comment about breastfeeding protection from
premenopausal breast cancer only, since it seems my previous message was
not received.  After Newcomb's article appeared in the New England
Journal of Medicine in Jan. 1994, someone wrote a letter, expressing the
opinion that women who are currently postmenopausal would likely have
breastfed under artificial conditions including 4-hour intervals between
feedings, so even though they may refer to themselves as having
breastfed, their breastfeeding may not have been protective.  Alicia
Dermer, M.D.  [log in to unmask]