Re: Another Breastfeeding related question...

 "I was actually allergic to mother's milk,"


this is a remarkable statement. I wouldn't have thought it possible--excpet maybe in the instance of an adopted baby: different genes? Do you think there is a "karmic" component? My friend with the baby who always seemed fussy and colicky felt that she never quite 'bonded' with the him, and it sorty of tormented her; which would mean that she fed him 'guilt' with her milk--Although he's a lovely young man now, and seems almost placid.

Not unless I had some karma issues with a cow as well since I was also allergic to cow's milk. I was raised on soy milk because of the allergies. But I outgrew my allergies around the age of 5 and have never had any allergies since.

I know I had a lot of health issues when I was a baby and they did not expect me to live with some of the stuff including the numerous  bouts of pneumonia I had. I know my mom also hemorrhaged really bad with me. She woke up one night in a big pool of blood. So something went wrong and it is possible I may have been born early. I never asked. But I know preemies tend to have a lot of respiratory issues when they are young. I must have had enough illness before I was 5 to last a lifetime because i have not had any chronic illnesses since.