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.
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> 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:
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> (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
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> 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.
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> Full galactosemia is very rare, but it is the only condition that requires a different approach to infant feeding.
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> Tina (who wrote my dissertation on breastfeeding policy)
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> 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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