Formula risks...I believe

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Formula risks...I believe
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Wed, 10-24-2007 - 12:27pm

Formula risks...I believe



  • Formula has risks that are unacceptable if breastmilk is available
  • Formula has risks but it's OK to choose it if you understand the risks
  • Formula has risks but it's OK to choose it even if you DONT understand the risks
  • Formula has some risks but they are overblown
  • Formula has risks but so does breastmilk, and the risks are about the same
  • Formula doesn't have any risks
  • Other, please explain


You will be able to change your vote.


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Registered: 07-08-2001
Fri, 10-26-2007 - 9:56am

<, It allows them to justify bf'ing longer than the child needs bm and into years where it can be downright damaging.>>


Now there's an assertion that you are going to have to back up. Thank you in advance.

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Fri, 10-26-2007 - 9:59am

<<Don't you think formula use became just as common in the 1950s?

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Fri, 10-26-2007 - 10:04am

<<Are you saying that breastfed babies are also at risk for the illnesses on Deb's long list? >>


First of all, it wasn't Deb's list. It was the AAP's list. Buh-bye, strawman. Second, depending on genes, a baby is born with a certain amount of risk for all sorts of things. It's just the way it is. Surely you understand that much. However, feeding a young baby anything other than the biological standard raises those risks even higher.


Really, I don't understand why you are having such a hard time comprehending this. Maybe if you read a bit more thoroughly?

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Fri, 10-26-2007 - 10:07am

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Fri, 10-26-2007 - 10:08am
Rachel, I'm sure you were laughing in a different context but I got a kick out of your "Snickers from the peanut gallery." I am suddenly craving a Snickers bar... ;-)
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Fri, 10-26-2007 - 10:10am

Excellent post, Doctor!


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Fri, 10-26-2007 - 10:12am

I find it hard to believe that she has an Ivy League education or that she ever breastfed her children, I think she's a troll. Responding to her ridiculous, unfounded assertions just gives her her jollies.


You may be right.

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Fri, 10-26-2007 - 10:12am

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Please expound on that. I am very interested in hearing why our links are lacking in credibility. Or was that a personal attack on the posters themselves? Ad hominem, much?

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Fri, 10-26-2007 - 10:14am

"It allows them to justify bf'ing longer than the child needs bm and into years where it can be downright damaging."

While it WOULD be damaging to a child to be pulled out of class in middle school to be nursed by Mommy, do you actually KNOW any bfers who do that?

While it WOULD be damaging to a child to have the parent delay her/his college graduation ceremony to be nursed first, do you actually KNOW any bfers who do that?

Or are you talking about children who haven't even lost their *milk* teeth (did you catch that? MILK teeth?) yet?

DO you have anything to back up THAT assertion?

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Fri, 10-26-2007 - 10:24am

I'm sorry he weaned. It's that "I wanna be just like my big brudder" thing. :-) You did the best you could, which is awesome, BTW, and longer than a lot of people. And I can't believe he's 17 months already!! He was just born, wasn't he? ;-)


My "baby" will be four years old in *sob* 9 days!


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