GMTV about to present findings of their breast vs bottle survey..... 8.55

[Jackstini]

Article here... www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=33217

That would be cow's milk.

Don't squeeze milk from a coe. It doesn't sound nice.

hercules1 - You said it was up to 2 and more relevant for the 3rd world. WHy so?

Because babies in 3rd world countries can be more at risk to disease and malnutrition.

bovine mammary exudence

Yeah, right on!

You guys wouldn't be vegan by any chance? you have something against cows milk as a drink?
I drink cows milk too.

see my link to WHO wording...

Vegan???
Christ, no.

At 12 months I would class infant as a toddler rather than baby.

me too, Jem. Def not vegan

So follow-on milk is more acceptable for a 1yo than breastmilk?

I'm not sure I follow your logic here.

Jem, again....

So Jem, why is it ok to give a baby milk from a big slobbery farm animal that is designed to fit the needs of a calf, but not ok to give a human infant milk from its mother designed specifically to fit the nutritional needs of a small humaN?

I'm not picking a fight, I'm just really interested in how your logic works.

I've just had a fag and a beer.
Does that help?

OK so to the hypothetical kitchen table question...

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Why would I have to be vegan to think that follow-on and/or cows' milk wasn't as good as breastmilk for a child over the age of one?

Stereo action again.

Jemart, we are performing pincer movement on you in manner of Allies on Germans in 1945.

Right, ladies, I'm bowing out to go to bed - because we're all posting the same thing and Jemart will doubtless feel ganged-up-upon at some point soon - which you're not, btw!

I would be interested to hear your reasoning though, Jemart.

After you moondog.

Sorry jem, we're all interested in reasoned debate, don't want this to feel like you're being jumped on. I'll sit this out for a while...

Jemart 'I actually agree that "After the age of one breast feeding is bizarre, unusual and not necessary." '

I'd love to hear your reasoning, please do explain.

Can only speak from my own experience of motherhood - at 10 months my dd had plenty of teeth and was eating proper food, drinking water and juice besides breast milk from me. We reached a point where she outgrew it, it was no longer needed beyond being a comforter to get her to sleep. I am not a walking pacifier, so stopped breastfeeding at this point.

Vegan comment was mainly because you all seem so dead against giving cows milk to children.

I'm not against giving cows' milk to anyone,but I find it hard to understand logic that says it is ok for a humna baby, but giving human milk is unnecessary and odd after a certain age.

What's wrong with breastmilk being a comforter anyway?
Also, remember that a pcifier/dummy is a copy of a breast/nipple, not the other way around.

On that basis should adults drink breast milk also?

Milk is an infant food.
It;s not designed for grown ups.

Still wondering about your rationale for this one.

"What's wrong with breastmilk being a comforter anyway?" - nothing wrong with it but they don't stay babies forever, you reach a point where they move on to the next stage.