Hi, what a great topic for a class! Can I come too? :-) >I am doing a class on: "Is breastfeeding the cause of all problems?", and I >am looking for all the problems you heard were supposedly related to >breastfeeding. In Babies:- Small baby ("Breastfeeding makes babies skinny") Fat baby ("You nurse him too much") Over-dependancy and "clinginess" Homosexuality (not that this is considered a "problem" by many) Breathing problems ("I have large breasts and they smothered him") Eczema (*caused* exclusively by breastfeeding) Tooth decay Ear infections (nursing lying down is blamed) Delayed acceptance of solids ("Cut out nursing and he'll eat more") Constipation (not!) In mothers:- Thyroid problems Tooth decay Osteoporosis Premature menopause Poor immune system ("baby sucks all the goodness out of you") Pain in intercourse Lack of libido Elevated cholesterol (permenantly) Miscarriage (in *all* cases, not just high risk ones) Uterine prolapse Constipation Weightgain Excessive weightloss Sexual abuse Over-possessiveness Just one question from your list. How can weaning be caused by breastfeeding? -- Anna H. Breastfeeding Advocate and would-be writer http://www.ratbag.demon.co.uk/anna/ *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html