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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 04:43:36 -0700
From: George Irvine <gmiiii@in*.co*>
Subject: RE: Breast Feeding Whilst Diving
To: caccioly@co*.ri*.co*.br* (Carlos Arruda Accioly), techdiver@terra.net

  Carlos, ok for Serena, but what about these sheep? Is it ok for the sheep to 
dive whilst breast feeding, or will they get water in their noses? Maybe Serena 
should enter a wet T-shirt contest first, just to get in practice, before
trying 
the real thing. -G

On Tue, 16 Apr 1996, caccioly@co*.ri*.co*.br* (Carlos Arruda Accioly) wrote:
>Bob,
>
>Follow the thread. We got to the "pregnant" discussion as an analogy to the
>breast feeding condition (gee, I make it sound like a disease).
>
>For all you guys out there who apparently *can't* read, I'll say it one more
>time. And it'll be the *last* time, so pay attention:
>
>When I advised Serena (who must be sorry by now to have started all this) to
>stay out of the water, I was merely stating what I'd do if I were in her
>shoes. Now, I'm more careful than most people. I do not have _any_ reason to
>suppose that's what the agencies, DAN, doctors or the girl scouts would have
>advised, and I *know* that any of those parties have more theoretical and
>practical knowledge of the issues here than I do.
>
>Clear now? I hope so, because I have no intention of wasting any more bandwidth
>with my - one last time - purely personal opinion. And before anyone says that
>I have no business giving personal, unfounded opinions in this forum, let me
>defend myself by saying that I thought that's what she was asking for. If I was
>wrong, I apologize to Serena.
>
>Sorry for the outburst, folks. I just got a bit tired of repeating myself.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Carlos    8^)
>
>
>>On Mon, 15 Apr 1996, Carlos Arruda Accioly wrote:
>>
>>> Rich,
>>> 
>>> >I thought that studies on pregnent sheep found bubbles in the fetus, but 
>>> >not in the mother.  I'll see if I can find the reference.  I think I 
>>> >might have read it in Jolie's book.
>>> 
>>> If that's true, and I have no reason to believe otherwise, it doesn't
>>> change much. Even before this discovery - which must have been made after
>>> some of my books were written - it was recommended that pregnant women
>>> stay out of the water.
>>
>>Can't you guys read?  She's not pregnant.  The only physical connection
>>between her and her baby is milk.  It seems pretty unlikely that the baby
>>(it is no longer a fetus) could get bent from mother's milk.  The only
>>possible negative side effects seem to be either a reduction in milk
>>production or a change in the composition of the milk itself.   
>>                         Bob Favorite RVT          
>>UC Davis VMTH              UC Davis SCUBA          The Octopus' Garden
>>VMD 490 Instructor          safety diver               safety diver
>>
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