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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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