Hi Yael,

I think your right re the bible not having anything about breastfeeding. I am Catholic and aside from the commandments we have our own set fo rules as well. The main ones are contained in the Catholic Catechism and others have been delivered in Papal Encyclicals over time. I dont think they are as prescriptive about things like diet etc. They contain things about family and religious obligations, like the forbidding of re marriage or more than one marriage and the use of contraception etc, some people dont follow them as they believe they are too old fashined etc. They do promote good family values. I cant remember them ever mentioning anything about breastfeeding.