It's not magic fairy dust, is it?

Things we experienced with the two older kids that we were hoping to avoid with this baby since he got nothing but breastmilk for FIVE MONTHS:

1. Having tonsils and adenoids removed
2. Tubes in the ears
3. Asthma
4. Frequent ear infections

Things we have recently discovered:

1. Darth D. has asthma
2. Darth D. has enlarged adenoids
3. BREASTFEEDING WILL NOT CHANGE THE DNA MAKEUP OF YOUR CHILD, NO MATTER WHAT THE BREASTFEEDING FRENZIES WILL HAVE YOU BELIEVE.

Asthma and enlarged adenoids seem to be the genetic makeup within our family. I had hoped, based on all the "research" out there, that by breastfeeding Darth D., I could avoid another baby with asthma.

Now I don't know what I was thinking. Breastfeeding is not some kind of magical gene therapy.

In any case, now you know why I haven't been posting. Darth D. caught a cold on the plane home from San Diego. It developed into bronchitis, which set off major wheezing. Now we have to nebulize him every three to four hours.

It's not unlike having to pump every few hours....:-(