Re: O/T My public service announcement for today: Another reason to go all natural...

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Yet another reason not to bottle feed...and to think that the whole

sorry mess goes back to an overly effective campaign by artificial baby

milk manufacturers...the power of advertisement does boggle the mind...

I wonder if this as a reason behind the natural versus artificial scent

debate...

Our sense of smell is very strong as babies..and we identify our mothers

more by smell than sight (since a babies sight is a bit fuzzy)

So if we are biologically programmed to connect our mothers smell as she

feeds us (which is a babies other first obsession)...do we now have a

few generations in the western world which connect feelings of love and

security with the combined smell of human pheromones, artificial plastic

bottles and rubber teats?

Ambrosia

Carol wrote:

> Tests on some of the most popular plastic baby bottles sold across

> Canada have all turned up " very significant " levels of bisphenol A - a

> controversial chemical studies on animals have linked to cancer and

> infertility, says a new report released Thursday.

>

> Read the rest here:

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> http://ca.news./s/capress/080207/health/health_baby_bottles_toxic

>

> Hope all the new mom's know about this one..

>

>

> Carol

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files and links -- like an education, for free, with your best friends!

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----- Original Message -----

From: " Ambrosia " <ambrosia6@...>

> Yet another reason not to bottle feed...and to think that the whole

> sorry mess goes back to an overly effective campaign by artificial baby

> milk manufacturers...the power of advertisement does boggle the mind...

>

> I wonder if this as a reason behind the natural versus artificial scent

> debate...

> Our sense of smell is very strong as babies..and we identify our mothers

> more by smell than sight (since a babies sight is a bit fuzzy)

> So if we are biologically programmed to connect our mothers smell as she

> feeds us (which is a babies other first obsession>

Hi all,

I've never thought it possible formula could exceed the value of what our

species gave us at birth. None the less,

I for one had need of bottles in addition. I used glass bottles, to feed

mine when I wasn't available, I filled bottles with milk I produced.

I've read the affection for vanilla springs from the whiff of vanilla

inherent in human milk. I never did experience a useful breast pump, but

found it easiest to milk myself, just like I would a cow. Interestingly

when babies are born, taste buds align the sides of the mouth. These don't

remain, but at birth they are present

and of course encourage natural eating. I don't think we've had enough

generations of formula fed babies to have established an acquired taste for

synths, though it's an interesting consideration for generations ahead. I

cannot fathom the grief of mother's with insufficient water and food to

themselves produce milk for their young. I'm pleased the study was done,

there's a serious shortage of wet nurses everywhere for those who need one.

We need to know what the safest possible alternatives are, I'd bet big bucks

those who unknowingly exposed their babies to risk are both appalled and

grateful to have the knowledge now. I took my son to a doc when he was 4

months for a checkup, who wanted me to ,no joke, feed him less, because he

felt he was overweight at 4 months! He'd never had anything but human milk,

no cereal, no formula, no food etc. I said no, people are different sizes,

but breast fed babies lose their excess on their own, he's fine.

He gave me a lecture about fat being fat. We finished with my thoughts, you

sir, are an ass. I arranged a different doctor. The son is 23, he's trim

and fit as can be and was throughout childhood. Sometimes we have to be

awful assertive just to defend natural ways on more than one front. ( no pun

intended)

Patti

Patti

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Patti Grinds <grindpl@...> wrote:

----- Original Message -----

From: " Ambrosia "

> Yet another reason not to bottle feed...and to think that the whole

> sorry mess goes back to an overly effective campaign by artificial baby

> milk manufacturers...the power of advertisement does boggle the mind...

Hi all,

I've never thought it possible formula could exceed the value of what our

species gave us at birth. None the less,

.. I never did experience a useful breast pump, but

found it easiest to milk myself,

Patti

Hi Ambrosia, Patti et all

Yep, right with you.... breastfed for a loooooong time... well actually about

3 1/2 years..by then it was more a comfort the time for weaning happened

naturally. never had a bottle and went straight to cups ..juice etc.... When

she gets ill the doctors are always baffled by her incredibly strong immune

system... She never liked cows milk for the longest time...

I go for the motto 'breast is best' most def. Best start to childs life.

Janita

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