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Oh my gosh, Caron, I had no idea (since I don't have any kids of my

own, and none really in my life right now)! Chocolate? Wow. And

the other combos--yes, gross!

 

I was sad to overhear a conversation recently between two women at

Costco (big discount warehouse store in the US)... " That's a really

good (infant) formula--we use it with my grandson... " " Oh, really?

Thanks. " I'm just so out of it when it comes to kids, and when I do

get close to any of it, I'm so amazed and sad. Maybe in the future

you'll be one of the ones who can help get this message out! :-)

 

Laurie

 

rawfood , " Caron " <carongroups wrote:

 

hehe I discovered this when I was looking at baby foods in the shops

after

> my boy was born (not that I intended to buy the packaged stuff, I

wanted to

> know what to make at home). They had some really bizarre

combinations, like

> " lamb, peas, carrot and chocolate " , " banana, steak, and pasta " ,

gross! (I

> don't remember exact titles, but they really did have meat with

veges and

> chocolate, and fruit with pasta, and so on). It was really hard to

find

> plain apple, or banana, or pear, even the fruits were combined with

at least

> 2-3 together.

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Laurie Swanson

>I was sad to overhear a conversation recently between two women at

Costco (big discount warehouse store in the US)... " That's a really

good (infant) formula--we use it with my grandson... " " Oh, really?

Thanks. " I'm just so out of it when it comes to kids, and when I do

get close to any of it, I'm so amazed and sad. Maybe in the future

you'll be one of the ones who can help get this message out! :-)

 

I've never used formula with my boy, so have no idea about any of them.

Well, other than what I see on tv, not that I watch much. I did see an ad

recently that said we all need to feed our toddlers formula, because

apparently cows milk isn't good for them - the great part was that the " mum "

advertising was an animal of some sort (a teddy bear?), and said she'd

weaned at 12 months to put the kid on formula!

 

Unfortunately, I'm too outspoken to be part of the ABA counselour team, and

have had too many horrible experiences with the local " health care " system

to want to work with them, but that's something I need to deal with. I do

talk to mums when I can, and let them know where they can find information,

but it seems we're not supposed to be " pushy " in case we make them feel

guilty for their choice not to breastfeed. Whatever a person's decision is,

whether it's what to feed their children, or what colour to dye their hair,

that's their decision, I'm not going to knock it. It just bugs me that

people who -know- they're making a less-than-healthy choice, try to convince

others to make the same choice, to make them feel better about their

decision. They try to block information that might help those who WANT to

make the best choice - such as new mothers who don't have support to

breastfeed - or those who are unaware that there is a better choice, such as

new mothers who have only seen formula being advertised on tv, or sold in

stores (we can't exactly sell breastmilk at the moment).

 

If information was more readily available, that grandmother would know (if

she's the baby's carer, as it sounds she might be), that relactation is an

option, even for mothers whose children are grown. It takes effort, granted,

but it can be done. Relactation in a mother with an infant, who didn't

" succeed " with breastfeeding her newborn, or had to stop due to some

medication, is even easier. Even adoptive mothers, who have never been

pregnant, can lactate to feed their child. It's called adoptive lactation,

as opposed to relactation.

 

I -really- want to get the word out, and let people know that there are

other options than what is forcefed to them by advertising, but first I need

to get my own health back on track, or I'd burn out in minutes ;o)

 

Caron

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