Katie,
Yikes indeed! Well, thank you for trying...
At 3:45 PM -0500 12/15/12, Katie Meyer wrote:
>Tina, thanks for your post ~ good info here. This particular mother,
>along with so many others, with the same dilemma, still choose to
>stick their heads in the sand. She's already bulking on the
>suggestions that Ron made. I guess she's OK with continuing to see
>her baby's reaction, as normal. "just rock her day, and night. He'll
>be OK." Jeeeeez!! Since she has the suggestions that I've obtained
>here, the rest is up to her. I've done all that I can do. I believe
>that she views the suggestions as interference. It's sad and rather
>ignorant. This woman is a teacher ... YIKES!
>
>
>
>On Dec 15, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Tina Kimmel wrote:
>
>> Just like the obviousness and skills for paleo eating for adults
>>has been lost since the ravages of capitalism, the obviousness and
>>skills for breastfeeding have also been lost.
>>
>> If the mother was able to gestate the baby, she is able to support
>>the baby on her milk alone. This is true with incredibly rare
>>exceptions, eg tragic accidents to the mom's breast area or the
>>baby's mouth area. In these cases the Hierarchy of Infant Feeding
>>Choices is:
>>
>> (1) breastfeeding by baby's own mom
>> (2) mom's own milk expressed and given to baby in some other way
>> (3) breastfeeding my another human mother
>> (4) milk of another human mother given another way
>> (4) milk of another mammal prepared into a "formula" estimation of
>>human milk
>>
>> There is a new career path -- Lactation Consultant -- whose
>>expertise is to guarantee that NO mother "doesn't produce enough
>>milk". They are bringing back scores of techniques (including
>>healthy diet for mom), as well as a deep understanding of the
>>natural mechanisms involved, that were/are well known in simpler
>>cultures to make sure their babies don't starve. Unfortunately
>>their services are only beginning to be covered by medical
>>insurance, so many people don't know about them yet.
>>
>> Full galactosemia is very rare, but it is the only condition that
>>requires a different approach to infant feeding.
>>
>> Tina (who wrote my dissertation on breastfeeding policy)
>>
>>
>> At 11:45 AM -0800 12/15/12, Ron Hoggan wrote:
>>> Hi Katie,
>>> I suspect that if the mother were eating paleo, she might be producing
>>> enough milk for the baby and the baby would not be reacting to the
>>> supplemental formula.
>>>
>>> I don't eat paleo all the time, but I never eat gluten or dairy. I'm afraid
>>> that I succumb to my sweet tooth all too frequently, and with the Xmas
>>> season looming, I'm not optimistic about my compliance over the next couple
>>> of weeks.
>>>
>>> best wishes,
>>> Ron
>>>
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