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So what are benefits of FF for baby?
| Tue, 06-24-2008 - 12:56pm |
Reading the post below - benefits to formula - made me think of a new question.
I am sure that
| Tue, 06-24-2008 - 12:56pm |
Reading the post below - benefits to formula - made me think of a new question.
I am sure that
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I'm sorry, but you are saidly mistaken if you truly believe that nutrition plays no part in our health.
CL for Reflux
"That's the
Then of course there is the problem of formaldehyde and flouride:
Formaldehyde resins are used in creating cardiac drugs, antihistamines, personal hygiene products, vaccines, vitamins, baby formula and veterinary medicine, according to the council’s Web site at formaldehyde.org .
Source: http://www.examiner.com/a-1435238~Report_warns_of_toxic_cribs.html
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HEALTH EFFECTS: Fluoride Warnings for Infants
Not only is fluoride ingestion during infancy unnecessary, it can also be harmful - as suggested by a mounting body of evidence linking fluoride exposure during the first year of life with the development of dental fluorosis. (For pictures of dental fluorosis, click here)
Because of the risk for dental fluorosis, and the lack of demonstrable benefit from ingesting fluoride before teeth erupt, the American Dental Association - and a growing number of dental researchers - recommend that children under 12 months of age should not consume fluoridated water while babies under 6 months of age should not receive any fluoride drops or pills.
Fluoridated drinking water contains up to 200 times more fluoride than breast milk (1000 ppb in fluoridated tap water vs 5-10 ppb in breast milk). As a result, babies consuming formula made with fluoridated tap water are exposed to much higher levels of fluoride than a breast-fed infant. (A baby drinking fluoridated formula receives the highest dosage of fluoride among all age groups in the population (0.1-0.2+ mg/kg/day), whereas a breast-fed infant receives the lowest).
Dental fluorosis is not the only risk from early-life exposure to fluoride. A recent review in The Lancet describes fluoride as "an emerging neurotoxic substance" that may damage the developing brain. The National Research Council has identified fluoride as an "endocrine disrupter" that may impair thyroid function, while recent research from Harvard University has found a possible connection between fluoride and bone cancer.
Source: http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/infant/
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and how about antimicrobial factors and microbial contaminants:
Contaminants in infant formula that caused infections
Clostridium botulinum, Enterobacter sakazakii, Salmonella agona , Salmonella anatum, Salmonella bredeney, Salmonella ealing, Salmonella london, Salmonella tennessee, Salmonella virchow
~*~ Catherine, mom to three grown men - Jason, Michael & Joshua and Granma to Christopher & Leia.
"Thats exactly how I take the "anecdotal evidence" you preach about. "
Umm do you understand what anecdotal means?
Andi
Rising to the challenge, here is your song about greased nippless.
(Sung to the tune of "Greased Lightnin'" from "Grease".)
Why these nipples are sore
It's cracked
It's bleeding
Why It's greased nipples (Greased nipples)
We'll get some lanolin cream and some nipple shields
oh yeah
(Keep talking whoa keep talking)
A tube of that stuff that will ease my nipples pain
(I'll get the money I'll kill to get the money)
With my LCs help the baby's latch shouldn't be the same.
You know I ain't no rube, I know my baby wants Boob.
...and grease nipples
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Go grease nipples your squirting out breast milk by the mile.
(Grease nipples go grease nipples)
Go grease nipples Oversupply makes nursing quit a trial.
You are supreme the babies scream for grease nipples
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Large brown areola and a bunch of little tiny hairs
oh yeah
Whipping it out in public would cause lots of stares
oh yeah
With a nursing cover you can avoid some ladies' nasty looks
You know that I ain't bragging, but BF is best according to the books.
Grease nipples
Go grease nipples your squirting out breast milk by the mile.
(Grease nipples go grease nipples)
Go grease nipples My nursing bra is quite in style.
You are supreme the babies scream for grease nipples
Go grease nipples your squirting out breast milk by the mile.
(Grease nipples go grease nipples)
Go grease nipples The nursing pads pads are over in that pile.
You are supreme the babies scream for grease nipples
nipples, nipples, nipples,
nipples, nipples, nipples,
nipples
-Charleen
Andi
Found some more - I really should go to bed!
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Of particular concern in formula is the ingredient manganese, a neurotoxic chemical found in much higher concentrations in baby formula, particularly soy-based formulas, than in breast milk. According to the EWG, soy-based formulas contain about 80 times as much manganese as mother's milk, while animal-based formulas contain about 30 times more. Elevated manganese levels have been linked to behavioral problems, such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) later in life. Babies are not able to absorb and excrete excess manganese during the first year of life, according to the EWG.
Besides the harmful ingredients we know are in baby formula, there are other, less certain risk factors involved with formula feeding, as well.
For example, chemical and bacterial contaminants can come into play when bottle feeding infants. Mixing powdered infant formula with water from the tap, or even bottled drinking water, can open the door to numerous water contaminants, including chlorine byproducts, pesticides, lead, solvents, arsenic or nitrates from fertilizer runoff. Similar contaminants may also be found on bottles, nipples or even in the formula itself.
Some formulas may contain excessive levels of metals like aluminum, cadmium, lead or worse. The Natural Resources Defense Council reports the following: "In the past, (baby formula) recalls have been ordered because of contamination with substances such as broken glass, fragments of metal and salmonella and other bacteria. The fungal toxin aflatoxin has also been detected in some commercial formulas. Although detected levels were very low, this toxin is known to cause cancer and is not present in breast milk."
Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/019338.html
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Due to an excessive phosphate load in formula, formula fed infants face a 30-fold risk of neonatal hypocalcemic tetany (convulsions, seizures, twitching) during the first 10 days of life. Formula fed infants are at a high risk of exposure to life-threatening bacterial contamination. Enterobacter sakazakii is a frequent contaminant in powdered formula and can cause sepsis and meningitis in newborns.
Add the risk of formula recalls found at: http://www.caprine.co.nz/reference/linki... . Cases of Salmonella contamination, glass particles found in formula bottles and labeling errors.
Source: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/primates/45895
~*~ Catherine
No matter what decision you make in your life, or your child's life - there will always be someone just waiting to tell you what a stupid idiot you are for doing so...
Some of my blogs:Life Begins... (miscarriage)
Frugal Baby Tips
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~*~ Catherine, mom to three grown men - Jason, Michael & Joshua and Granma to Christopher & Leia.
I couldn't resist knocking off just one more parody for evening to use in our little musical:
(Sung to the tune of "You're the One That I Want" from "Grease")
Note: The baby and his favorite boob are singing to each other.
I got weight gain,
It's multiplyin'
And I'm loosing bowel control
'Cause the breast milk
your providin'
It's so excitin'
You better latch on
'so i can let down
cause my milk is waiting for you.
You better latch on;
you gotta go to town
'cause it's a feeding I am due
Nothin' left, nothin' left in the right boob.
You're the boob that I want.
You, oo, oo, honey.
The boob that I want.
You, oo,oo, honey.
The boob that I want
You, oo, oo
are what I need.
Oh, yes indeed.
If you're filled
with that breast milk confection
you're to ready to spray
Bring it towards my direction.
I Feel your sway
I better let down
'so I can go to town
I can keep baby satisfied.
I better let down
if I'm gonna prove
His mama's faith in me is justified.
Are you full? Yes, I've got milk deep inside.
You're the boob that I want.
You, oo, oo, honey.
The boob that I want.
You, oo,oo, honey.
The boob that I want
You, oo, oo
are what I need.
Oh, yes indeed
-Charleen
See, I am not sure if I fit at all into this.
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