Judie The docs are probalbly saying stop nursing b/c they feel it is running her down. I have heard this before that bf "takes alot from a woman". I don't think it has anyting to do w/ exposing the child to it. I would think the best advice would be cont. bf and do whatever the usual treatment for mono is ........rest, good nutrition, reduce stress, etc. If it was me, the weaning would be far more stressful than cont. bf. Just MHO. Ask her to find out why they are recommending weaning. It is the mom's decision. Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Violet Louisiana, s.e. USA ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com *********************************************** 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