So what are benefits of FF for baby?

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So what are benefits of FF for baby?
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Tue, 06-24-2008 - 12:56pm

Reading the post below - benefits to formula - made me think of a new question.


I am sure that



~*~ Catherine, mom to three grown men - Jason, Michael & Joshua and Granma to Christopher & Leia.


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Registered: 11-10-2005
Fri, 06-27-2008 - 10:48pm

I'm sorry, but you are saidly mistaken if you truly believe that nutrition plays no part in our health.

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Registered: 10-14-2003
Fri, 06-27-2008 - 10:59pm

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


  • Other milk powders have been a source of infection in infants and adults, with different Salmonella or Staphylococcus.
  • Milk powder added to bottles for infants became a source of one Bacillus cereus outbreak.

  • US FDA bacterial compliance in formula. Formula


  • ~*~ Catherine, mom to three grown men - Jason, Michael & Joshua and Granma to Christopher & Leia.


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    Registered: 05-16-2003
    Fri, 06-27-2008 - 11:08pm

    "Thats exactly how I take the "anecdotal evidence" you preach about. "


    Umm do you understand what anecdotal means?

    Andi


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    Registered: 05-20-2008
    Fri, 06-27-2008 - 11:11pm

    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

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    Registered: 05-16-2003
    Fri, 06-27-2008 - 11:12pm
    You so TOTALLY ROCK!!!!! I love it.

    Andi


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    Registered: 10-14-2003
    Fri, 06-27-2008 - 11:21pm

    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




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    ~*~ Catherine, mom to three grown men - Jason, Michael & Joshua and Granma to Christopher & Leia.


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    Registered: 05-20-2008
    Sat, 06-28-2008 - 12:02am

    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

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    Registered: 01-07-2005
    Sat, 06-28-2008 - 12:07am

    See, I am not sure if I fit at all into this.







    Lilypie




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    Registered: 10-14-2007
    Sat, 06-28-2008 - 12:32am
    *snort* that's amazing! i love it! the breastfeeding soundtrack you've been waiting for ladies and gentlemen!



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    Sat, 06-28-2008 - 12:47am
    That's AWESOME! I'm going to sing that all the time now. Go, greased nipples! ROFL!
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