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
>>>