In a message dated 10/2/03 4:04:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> I suspect too that the
> slowness in learning breastfeeding early on has to do with increased bilis
> -- but
> it would then be related to "lack of feeding" jaundice and not to the fact
> that they are boys per say.
>

Dear Friends:
     Remember too that most boys in hospitals were circumcised, which would
impede breastfeeding and consequently raise bilirubin levels.
     warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CCE, craniosacral therapy
Adjunct faculty, Union Institute and University, Maternal and Child Health:
Lactation Consulting
Supporting the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative

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