On Sun, 12 Mar 2000 14:30:33 -0500, Automatic digest processor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Subject: Re: Baby formula....
>
>On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, alexs wrote:
>
>> Breastfeeding is the only proper way to feed an infant,
>> is 100% Paleo both in WOE and WOL. Those who would offer
>> "alternatives" -- replacements/displacements -- have
>> an axe to grind and stand to profit thereby.
>
>When I was born (1953) I turned out to be completely allergic to
>my mother's breast milk, and to cow's milk as well.

Oh really? Sez some pro-formula pediatrician and maybe
a typically cowed, yes-doctor '50s housewife? What were
the symptoms? What was your mother eating when trying
to nurse you? Lots of grain and dairy? Maybe too much
of the classic gassy veges and fruits?

I say it's logically and physically impossible for
an infant to be allergic to its own mother's milk.
Too much depends on the mother's diet: unsuitable
maternal diet leads to big problems for the infant.
Refs: stop by the LLLI's site for what we know know
*scientifically* about the maternal effects of
diet on a nursing infant.

My mother didn't even try to breastfeed me, and IMO
I have long-standing allergies and health problems
as a result. Our daughter is being raised paleo,
is still breastfed at 2+, and we're giving her the
best chance to escape the childrearing horrors of
the post-WWII American bullshit culture.