To be upset by Dr saying stopping bf caused eczema??

[lindsell]

This morning I took ds (18mo) to dr as he's started developing eczema and it's really flared up in last few weeks.

I was asking him about possible allergies etc (I have eczema so know what it's like) and also mentioned that I'd stopped bf a few weeks ago (after v v gradually cutting down feeds from about 12mo, was on 1bf a day for last couple mths) so was wondering of cows milk related etc

Dr immediately said oh well it'll be the stress he's suffering as a result of you stopping bf

I was (and am) really upset by that and considering re-starting even though stopping went well and he hasn't been asking for it.

Am I overreacting? Has anyone else heard of this?

There is no proven link between bf and allergy prevention. Article published in British Medical Journal. I forget the link (and I'm too tired to find it now), but basically whilst bf has lots of benefits, allergy prevention is probably not one of them.

YANBU, GP is talking nonsense.

DD was exclusively bf until 6 months & she didn't stop bf until 19months............she started with ezcema at 3 weeks old.......Similarly with DS, although his didn't start until 4 months & has not been anywhere as bad as DD.

Both DH & I have ezcema & "atopic" family histories on both sides (asthma, hay fever, MIL is a coeliac etc) so it was hardly a surprise....