a bit of a wierd question.

[moretomorrow]

today at work i spoke to one of my colleagues about bf. i got v. upset as she told me how she intended to bf her dd, now 4 yo, but because she her dd was 'so sick' in hospital and wasn't putting on weight, she was told to express so that 'they could see how much milk' her dd was getting. additionally, she was and still is convinced that the hospital was v. pro-bf and she expressed for 6 wks, i suppose, till she lost her supply. I asked if she was being fed gastro-nasally because she couldn't latch and she said no.

i was driving home tonight feeling more and more upset because her dd in now currently being treated for childhood leukemia and i have read that bf babies have a signicantly reduced chance (something like 5 times less, i think) of developing the disease. i just kept feeling taht if her bf was not 'robbed' from her then her dd may be suffering at the moment. i just hope that me contradicting her (more out of concern and upset than anything else) that she probably didn't get good advice in the hospital has not upset her too.

really i guess what i was wondering if i should say something to her tomorrow along the lines of i am sorry for over reacting or commenting on her case when i really didn't have enough info or to just leave it.

[NappyValley]

Interesting quesitons. Normally when a hospital asks you to express it is simply to see how much volume the baby is drinking. You do give the milk to the babe afterwards, so her dd would still have been bf. Sorry if I have misunderstood you there.

I have been in the situation where I wished I'd said cimething different and then tossed over it all night. I always find that people appreciate honesty and she will value it too and knowing that you support her now is the most important thing, so I say yes speak to her tomorrow.

Hope that helps.