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Association for Breastfeeding Mothers magazine very good this month......

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moondog · 27/07/2006 17:57

Not available on line unfortunately (they need the money from subscriptions) but there is an edited version of the article that recently appeared in 'The Ecologist'

(Pat Thomas uncovers a world where predatory baby milk manufacturers,negligent health professionals and an ignorant unsympathetic public all conspire to keep baby off the breast and on the bottle.')

This quote (my bold) really got me..

'Breastmilk is a 'live' food that contains living cells,hormones,active enzymes,antibodie and at least 400 other unique components.
It is a dynamic substance,the composition of which changes form the beginning to the end of the feed and according to the age and needs of a baby.

Because it also provides active immunity,every time a baby breastfeeds,it alo receives protection from disease. Compared to this miraculous substance,the artificial milk sold as infant formula is little more the junk food

It is also the only manufactured food that humans are encouraged to consume exclusively for a period of months,even though we know that no human body can expect to stay healthy and thrive on a steady diet of processed food. '

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mawbroon · 28/07/2006 17:04

Being an avid lurker on the breastfeeding threads, there wasn't much in there that I haven't read before, but I didn't realise that it was as low as 1% of babies in UK who are exclusively bf at 6 months.

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