Re: Help!!! Need to put baby on formula

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Hi Jess,

I am not a nutritional expert but my first was only breastfed for 4 weeks.

He had 1 week of formula and then it has been raw goats milk since then. We

tried watering down the goats milk as I read suggested several places. But

he acted like he was starving. My understanding the reason it is recommended

is to lower the amount of protein in the milk. It doesn't make sense to me

to lower the amount of everything else the child is getting for lower

protein. So..we quickly switched to just whole raw goats milk. He wasn't

satisfied with 12oz at a feeding with the other. The only supplement I gave

him at the time was some of GNLD's liquivite. I am not saying that this was

the best way to go but I am sure your child can just have raw milk for

awhile while waiting for other supplements. He never even had the sniffles

till he was well over a year old. He was quite healthy on it.

I would also recommend not to totally wean. Try always nursing your child

first and then give her the bottle of milk. Also use glass bottles. The

plastic leach yucky stuff into the milk. Hope that helps.

Marcella

>From: " spunkie25ga " <Spunkie25@...>

>Reply-

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>Subject: Help!!! Need to put baby on formula

>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:26:23 -0000

>

>To anyone who can help...

>

>my 7-month old is starting to lose weight. I need to do something

>fast. I tried all the suggestions of nursing-in, eating quinoa, and

>drinking " Mother's Milk " tea. I've tried it all, but I can't seemt o

>get back on track. I thought it would take a couple of days, but

>it's been 4 full days since I started this and now she's starting to

>lose weight.

>

>I want to put her on something healthy. Finances are tight right

>now, and I know Sally mentioned the other day that a cheaper formula

>would be raw milk, lactose, and cod liver oil.

>

>First of all, does anyone know what ratios to use of all these?

>Also, would it be ok to give my daughter the cod liver oil and raw

>milk without the lactose for now until it comes in (have to order it)?

>

>Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!! Thanks is advance

>

>Jess

>(very concerned mom)

>

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