In a message dated 99-09-15 22:28:34 EDT, you write:

<< After the transplant, she continued to nurse and he did well for a while,
began making age appropriate behaviors, began solid foods and did well until
his liver was  rejected.  Mom was told the rejection  was because she was
breastfeeding, that her milk caused antibodies to cause the blood  vessels to
the new liver to die. >>

If breastfeeding contributes to a higher incidence of rejection in infant
transplant, shouldn't there be research data/journal reports to support the
liver specialist's claim? Why isn't someone asking the specialist to provide
the refs/ research citations, especially when that info conflicts with the
info of another doc? Then the articles can be looked at/critiqued and the
mother given related info to help her make an informed choice. (I'd be one
furious mother if I learned that there are no such refs or that any research
findings are ambiguous and my child was deprived of my milk or might have
suffered more as a result!)

Karen

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