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I'm not saying you want to breast feed until your child is six, but you may not want to rush them onto a bottle based on these studies. But that means being off DMTs for longer since you need to be off treatments. Hmm. — Dave
HONOLULU -- For new mothers with multiple sclerosis (MS), exclusive breast feeding for several months after delivery appears to protect against relapses, a researcher reported here.
In a prospective cohort study of 72 women with MS, less than one in 10 who breast fed exclusively had a relapse in the first six months after delivery, according to Kerstin Hellwig, MD, of the University of Bochum in Bochum, Germany.
On the other hand, more than a third of those who did not breast feed exclusively suffered a relapse, Hellwig reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.
Full story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAN/25936
HONOLULU -- For new mothers with multiple sclerosis (MS), exclusive breast feeding for several months after delivery appears to protect against relapses, a researcher reported here.
In a prospective cohort study of 72 women with MS, less than one in 10 who breast fed exclusively had a relapse in the first six months after delivery, according to Kerstin Hellwig, MD, of the University of Bochum in Bochum, Germany.
On the other hand, more than a third of those who did not breast feed exclusively suffered a relapse, Hellwig reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.
Full story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAN/25936
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