>I just received a call from a mom wondering if nursing her 1 year old with
>foot-hand-and mouth disease would be a problem.

I recently rented a pump to a mom whose weanling contracted it, passed it to
his 5 month old sister who needed part of a day's worth of not-breastfeeding
to get her over the worst of it, and who subsequently got it herself (the
mom, that is).  She said the kids were really miserable for a really short
time (a day or so), and she was really miserable for a significantly longer
time (a couple days).  Not a fun disease, apparently, and it did interfere -
tho not for long - w/ bfing.  I believe she used a cup thru the worst of
it...

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY

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