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hlthe2b

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28. No. Canada has already offered. They DO have surplus because this is not a worldwide issue
Sun May 15, 2022, 11:44 AM
May 2022

but the impact of Abbott's production line at at least one plant being taken off due to safety violations during FDA inspection in the US (only).

I'm surprised we didn't die as a species sometime before/shortly-after my birth. ret5hd May 2022 #1
Would you say the same about seat belts and lead free paint? 867-5309. May 2022 #9
Formula isn't even good for you . Both recall this year and there are more. Demsrule86 May 2022 #117
I worked in neonatal...We fed commercial formulas to premies..many of these infants are tube fed LeftInTX May 2022 #120
sure it's safer to let the baby starve.nt. drray23 May 2022 #2
Do you really think that was an appropriate response to a sincere warning from the OP? hlthe2b May 2022 #6
Thank you 867-5309. May 2022 #11
What the FDA and APP is suggesting amounts to that. drray23 May 2022 #13
I have repeatedly provided some response to this in the thead. I can't make you read hlthe2b May 2022 #26
what you wrote is what I summarized. drray23 May 2022 #29
That is most certainly NOT what I said. hlthe2b May 2022 #33
Some said order on Amazon from Canada...they have plenty...just the corporations Demsrule86 May 2022 #57
People may have to use it as an emergency stop gap 867-5309. May 2022 #66
I agree with this 100 %. drray23 May 2022 #68
No one has a divine right to not be contradicted. alphafemale May 2022 #34
No. but on DU they have a right to civil discourse, not attacks for presenting health safety info hlthe2b May 2022 #38
This. nt BlackSkimmer May 2022 #82
Abe Simpson hardest hit Sympthsical May 2022 #3
Nor is watering down canned formula to make it "stretch..." The latter is deadly hlthe2b May 2022 #4
It's a surprise we made it at all before the salvation of corporate america's baby formula Fullduplexxx May 2022 #5
+1 !!! TeamProg May 2022 #7
Of course breast feeding is superior, but it is not an answer for women NOW who are no longer hlthe2b May 2022 #10
Actually, in many cases a mother can relactate. vanlassie May 2022 #25
If soon after ceasing and with medical intervention, yes. hlthe2b May 2022 #30
Nope and not necessarily at all. vanlassie May 2022 #32
Yes. It requires hormonal influence so you aren't going to cause a woman to lactate hlthe2b May 2022 #39
You are incorrect. It may or may not be necessary or helpful. vanlassie May 2022 #51
under hormonal influence, yes, whether natural or medical supplied. hlthe2b May 2022 #63
Stimulation the the breasts creates the hormonal response. vanlassie May 2022 #72
Pituitary-Prolactin loop only works in those who have had a hormonal influence, not in men hlthe2b May 2022 #76
Here is the protocol used by the lactation community. vanlassie May 2022 #79
I never said USE of hormones is necessary. Honestly, you don't to follow what others here hlthe2b May 2022 #81
You said: vanlassie May 2022 #86
I have repeatedly stated facts. You chose to ignore them and try to redefine what I am saying hlthe2b May 2022 #88
I have a pituitary tumor and can confirm this is true. I could have been a wet nurse Lettuce Be May 2022 #124
What percentage of the time was that successful? Mariana May 2022 #75
It can take a number of weeks. There are people currently vanlassie May 2022 #89
Easier said than done LeftInTX May 2022 #46
If a mother is wanting and getting accurate advice vanlassie May 2022 #54
You are being too simplistic or disingenuous about what I and others have said. hlthe2b May 2022 #67
Yes. I've worked and observed a lot of good laction nurses and they are marvelous, but those hlthe2b May 2022 #69
Ah. vanlassie May 2022 #90
Actually, human milk is not superior. It's the evolutionary norm and where the bar for comparison ARPad95 May 2022 #52
You might want to edit your very contradictory statement... hlthe2b May 2022 #61
You got it! ARPad95 May 2022 #85
😉😉😉😎 vanlassie May 2022 #100
It's a mystery for sure. 2naSalit May 2022 #12
CNN keeps having these pediatricians on who give these warnings. OK, what does one do Hoyt May 2022 #8
You'd think someone might think of that by now. 2naSalit May 2022 #14
Powdered formula is available in some of these areas. For babies older than twelve months, hlthe2b May 2022 #17
Unfortunately, trade is one of the issues that caused enough Democrats not to support Clinton, Hoyt May 2022 #27
No. Canada has already offered. They DO have surplus because this is not a worldwide issue hlthe2b May 2022 #28
I wonder if they can't find their "preferred brand"? LeftInTX May 2022 #59
Hospitals have long been subject to lobbying efforts by manufacturers to use their product hlthe2b May 2022 #71
Poor parents nt XanaDUer2 May 2022 #15
That's nice ripcord May 2022 #16
Maybe read the thread instead of throwing out your ire at the OP who is merely trying to help hlthe2b May 2022 #20
How does this account for the millions of babies who thrived Arkansas Granny May 2022 #18
Breast feeding was 90% in 20th century and initially formula was used only hlthe2b May 2022 #24
Breastfeeding might have been 90% in early 20th century, but when my babies were born, Arkansas Granny May 2022 #36
" He also prescribed vitamin drops for babies on homemade formulas and breastfed babies." hlthe2b May 2022 #37
This is what you need to post instead of just saying brush May 2022 #44
You should direct your comment to whomever actually said that. I did not. hlthe2b May 2022 #84
Pls, spare us the stories of diluted formula, enhance waters and such,... brush May 2022 #91
I have posted throughout this thread had you bothered to read. hlthe2b May 2022 #96
Re-state it pls. Just the simple advice as to what to feed the babies... brush May 2022 #97
One-size fits all is risky. Their own pediatrician needs to be consulted hlthe2b May 2022 #99
Nice of you to twist my words. I never advocated that anyone "grab a can Arkansas Granny May 2022 #102
Your words: hlthe2b May 2022 #104
The poster said "based on." BlackSkimmer May 2022 #107
Words do matter. The poster with whom I was conversing should have clarified after I and others hlthe2b May 2022 #111
Yep. Notice most people born before 1925 are dead dalton99a May 2022 #19
I wonder when it actually started being used widely drray23 May 2022 #21
I'm pretty sure my younger brother was fed Similac. LeftInTX May 2022 #47
My Sister Definitely Was ProfessorGAC May 2022 #93
Some of them are dead. Mariana May 2022 #77
Funny, I was raised on homemade formula, as was my son. sinkingfeeling May 2022 #22
It's also not safe or recommended Zeitghost May 2022 #23
Many of the parents panicking about this are vanlassie May 2022 #31
Not precisely true... Here in the Dallas area according to a mom of JCMach1 May 2022 #74
Absolute Timewas May 2022 #35
What happened to Carnation Evaporated / Condensed Milk Historic NY May 2022 #40
While it may not be safe or recommended, Ms. Toad May 2022 #41
It is perfectly safe and their are recipes online...the formula comanies have been gouging for Demsrule86 May 2022 #58
The FDA and American Academy of Pediatrics disagree n/t 867-5309. May 2022 #64
So advise what to feed babies with if formula is not to be found. brush May 2022 #94
Thank you. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #83
I wouldn't switch without consulting with my child's doctor Ms. Toad May 2022 #95
Especially for infants under 6 months Sgent May 2022 #119
If it is not safe why aren't the people born in the 1950s and 1960s all dead? former9thward May 2022 #42
Exactly. The inflexibility of these posters saying... brush May 2022 #45
If seat belts work dpibel May 2022 #48
Its fun because your use of math is not your strong point. former9thward May 2022 #49
Beam, meet mote dpibel May 2022 #80
Please point to one dead. former9thward May 2022 #92
You do realize that's patently silly, of course. dpibel May 2022 #98
How about seriously ill? former9thward May 2022 #105
Hmmm... FDA? Am. Acad. of Pediatricians dpibel May 2022 #110
No dead? former9thward May 2022 #112
Again: the FDA is just lying? dpibel May 2022 #113
I notice you are not linking to any specific claim by the FDA. former9thward May 2022 #114
Read the OP dpibel May 2022 #115
Gosh, what about all the people born before 1940? How did they survive infancy without antibiotics? LeftInTX May 2022 #53
Let's see. former9thward May 2022 #70
I bet your grandma was breastfed. Accounting for her vanlassie May 2022 #101
I have no idea. She was born in 1911 in South Carolina LeftInTX May 2022 #118
1911? Breastfed. I would bet money. vanlassie May 2022 #122
Epic thread. Vintage DU. It has everything. BannonsLiver May 2022 #43
I've heard chili is a good substitute BannonsLiver May 2022 #50
Here is a formula if anyone is interested. Mosby May 2022 #55
"I wouldn't recommend using this for more than a couple days as an emergency stopgap" 867-5309. May 2022 #60
That is ridiculous...and there is all sorts of crap in commercial baby formula. Baby boomers Demsrule86 May 2022 #56
My brother was born in 1961, pretty sure he received commercial formula LeftInTX May 2022 #62
So why is the Biden administration working to resolve the shortage? n/t 867-5309. May 2022 #73
My sister, who produced a LOT of milk while nursing her kids, used to donate to a tblue37 May 2022 #65
Well, I was born in late 1951 to a mother who could not breastfeed Trailrider1951 May 2022 #78
Trump shouldn't have included baby formula in his Republican trade war gulliver May 2022 #87
My son born in 1972 could not drink the commercial formulas. scarletlib May 2022 #103
too bad we are all conviced we are not qualified to do anything Kali May 2022 #106
Well said. nt BlackSkimmer May 2022 #108
mind you, the opposite can be bad too Kali May 2022 #109
I agree and if I had been forced to bottlefeed, I would have made my own formula. I made my Demsrule86 May 2022 #116
Yes XanaDUer2 May 2022 #123
hard to figure out why not treestar May 2022 #121
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