[trussell]

My daughter was breast fed and my son was bottle fed (after the first 6 weeks). I had to stop feeding the son due to thyroid issues and they burned my thyroid with iodine radiation. My son has JRA, Lymes disease and is not generally healthy. My daughter only has spondolysis but is otherwise VERY healthy. I have to agree that breastfeeding, up to the first birthday is the best option, and should be done unless there is a medical reason why it can’t be.

Still, there is no reason why she can’t pump enough for his visits, and pump while baby is gone to keep up production!

[driftdiver]

Well she probably should have suggested putting it in a bottle.

Instead she chose to deny her child access to her father.

[fr_freak]

I had to stop feeding the son due to thyroid issues and they burned my thyroid with iodine radiation. My son has JRA, Lymes disease and is not generally healthy.

If your son has Lyme disease, that has absolutely nothing to do with your not breast feeding him. Your kid got infected somewhere, probably by a carrier tick. How would breast feeding have saved him from that? And I wouldn't be surprised if the JRA is a result of the Lyme disease. People with chronic Lyme disease are generally unhealthy - that's what the disease does. I hope you've gotten him to a Lyme-literate doctor.