Do FFers know this risk?

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Do FFers know this risk?
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Sat, 07-18-2009 - 4:15pm

Do most FFing parents know powdered infant formulas are not commercially sterile products? How much of a risk is a E. sakazakii infection? Is it only a risk to premature and low-weight babies? According to the WHO article below, "infants under 2 months of age are at greatest risk."


According to the FDA, "a



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Fri, 07-24-2009 - 10:44pm
Should have kept reading....


Edited 7/24/2009 10:48 pm ET by harmony08
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Fri, 07-24-2009 - 10:46pm

When I have to go out and it will conflict with feeding time, I give my child a bottle a little bit early and then we go out. I don't see why these moms insist on "I can feed my child anywhere I please" because it can be a hindrance to someone trying to do their job.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Right, so FF moms NEVER take a bottle with them anywhere, hmmm.

                      

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Fri, 07-24-2009 - 10:53pm
So we should automatically be expected to protect our children from the bullies of others? It seems BSM certainly isn't going to stop them from beating up other children if she sees it.



Where did she say she won't stop children from beating up other children in front of her? That seems like a different issue altogether than saying children do get bullied.

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Fri, 07-24-2009 - 11:03pm
I have to say I agree. I even had my own system so that Kylie could eat on the road because I tell you for the first months, you can plan all you want, Kylie found many an interesting places to suddenly get hungry...




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Fri, 07-24-2009 - 11:09pm
At 11 years old, I often thought of suicide as a way to get out of my problems. They only went away when I hit puberty, late (of course it was), and I suddenly became taller than most of my bullies.



I was bullied by the same 2 girls from 6th-8th, but not nearly the kind of experience you describe. It didn't help that I was the shortest person in the 6th grade and I didn't grow one millimeter for the next three years (making me the size of an average 4th grader even in 9th grade), but I was targeted before I stopped growing. I often would think of ways I could have handled it differently to somehow make a difference, but I just couldn't stand up to them. I get worried for my dd because she has already experienced some over-the-line teasing that ended up reported to the principal of the school. I think I'd do just about anything to keep her safe and happy, but sometimes the solution isn't readily available and that scares me.



I am so sorry you experienced so much pain you thought of suicide, no child should have to experience that much pain. If I could have one wish I think it'd be that everyone who feels the need to consider suicide would get the hope, help and support they need (even if that means growing taller than the bullies themselves so it all ends).

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Sat, 07-25-2009 - 12:22am

And schedule feeding does NOT work well for many moms and babies for a myriad of reasons.

It would probably work well enough for my son. It would not have worked for my older daughter. Not so sure on the yonger one.

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Sat, 07-25-2009 - 12:32am

Judgemental lots?

Lots of BFers nurse before going out too. The last thing *I* want is to hear the baby wailing in the car ride to get somewhere anyhow. But if I'm out all day I hardly expect him to not eat while I'm out. I don't stay inside like a hermit either until he is weaned.

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Sat, 07-25-2009 - 12:38am
Busy step mom sounds like she has a thriving business & can afford to turn customers away- most business are not so lucky



I think it's impossible to attend to your children while getting a hair cut. Safety first. Better to turn away one customer than risk a lawsuit when a recently shorn piece of hair gets stuck in the baby's eye or mom gets stuck with the scissors because she suddenly turned to see what her child was doing. Also better to turn away one customer who has other responsibilities to attend to during the haircut, than upset all the one's after whose appoints would be delayed.

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Sat, 07-25-2009 - 12:38am

OK we've gone from the twilight zone to the grossest jobs on earth or whatever it was, via "1000 ways to die" (abcessed hair sliver).

Hmm.

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Sat, 07-25-2009 - 12:49am

«Question: What if your child is bullied later on?»

Speaking for myself, if mine had been (or is, later, for the boy) bullied about being nursed, I would treat it as a learning experience and let them know they *don't have to change* b/c of it and that often bullies are mean about something b/c they have a certain amount of jealousy. They will be picked on sometimes b/c of things that are not in their control such as having to wear glasses, or braces, etc. so why not teach them that they are to be better than the bullies, and more grown up, and let it slide off them and not react?

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