Amazed and (not so) secretly proud of myself: another biased HCP remark about BF...

[DrivenToDistraction]

I'm not well at all so I went to the GP, as one does...

DTD struggles into GPs room with a 9 month old, a 2 1/4 year old and what turns out to be flu, an ear infection and a throat infection. Also sleep deprived and exhausted after looking after said DC alone through 3 1/2 days of high fever.

GP needs to prescribe ABs so I mention I'm BF. She gives me a look and says, in a patronising tone, "well, that will make you more susceptible to illness".

I have never had a ready answer to these sort of under informed / ill thought out statements but today I did. Despite feeling the worst I have in years.

It made me feel rather good!

But what did you say to her?

Oh, feck. Sorry. Am tres vague ATM...

Nothing too spectacular.

"Well yes, it would tend to give an evolutionary advantage, wouldn't it? The more a mother is ill the more specialised antibodies she can pass on".

(sounds a bit clunky as I'm translating)

Anyway, she agreed and suddenly became very pleasant.

TBH I've no idea if it's true, just something I was pondering the night before as I do seem to be ill more frequently when I'm BF.

Is it? I really don't know! I do seem to be ill more when I'm BF, but I tend to be sleep deprived too (have crap sleepers)...

'tis not something I've actually looked into.

Excellent!

Also, what a load of arse. (What she said, not what you said.)