Martha wrote about a Gyn-oncologist recommending that at the time of a LEEP procedure a BFing mom should start feeding a 4 month old baby cereal........and asked for references if any on estrogen levels being too low for optimum healing after the procedure if she continued exclusive BFing. Anecdotally, I 've had several (6 or 7 recently) ex-Lamaze clients of mine (who were BFing at the time) call me for info about LEEP procedures. All were done by gynecologists, none by gyn-oncologists. To my knowledge, none of the women were advised by their OBs to alter their BFing in any way. So naturally, none of them made any changes. And, yes, everyone appeared to heal just fine. Babies and moms continued their BFing relationship without a glitch.......smile. I have no references......but you might ask if she'd be okay with you contacting her doctor, and then ask him for HIS references, presenting it of course in the spirit of being curious, respecting his knowledge base, and being open to learning..... Tell me folks, am I just being ornery today, or does this qualify as still another stupid reason to take a step toward weaning? Does anyone have any information on how much a few spoons of cereal will alter her hormone levels? Is that amount really significant to healing? Oh, my, I guess we should be grateful he didn't recommend weaning before the procedure..........sigh...... I am especially thankful for Pat Gima's delightful post about writing rules today, and Maurenne Griese's statement that hell hath no fury like a lactating woman's scorn. Isn't that the truth! Joyce Blangiardo RN, LCCE, FACCE, IBCLC [log in to unmask] Long Island, NY