> A mother told me not so long ago that her health visitor told her
  > breastmilk 'turns to water' after 6 months.

  Well, Heather you are lucky in the UK that you have at least 6 months of
real milk!   Here in SA just last week the mothers in our maternity ward on
day 2 were being told that baby *had* to stay on the breast for longer than
10 minutes.  The first 10 minutes don't count - it's just like water!  Must
be the African climate!  Oh, dear ..... I can't see these mothers seeing any
benefit in breastfeeding for 6 days!

  Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC
  South Africa   [log in to unmask]





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