Comments on: Breastfed is best fed. The End. http://www.mediamum.net/2008/09/23/breastfed-is-best-fed-the-end/ It's Aussie for Mom Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:39:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paccadoodle http://www.mediamum.net/2008/09/23/breastfed-is-best-fed-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Paccadoodle Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:58:14 +0000 http://mediamum.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-42 Very true ! Often parents who choose formula as a lifestyle choice are not aware that they are exposing their babies to additional risks such as these : - About 40% more likely to develop type 1 diabetes - About 25% more likely to become overweight or obese - About 60% more likely to suffer from recurrent ear infections - About 30% more likely to suffer from leukaemia - About 100% more likely to suffer from diarrhoea - About 250% more likely to be hospitalised for respiratory conditions like asthma and pneumonia (source : US dept of Health and Human services). Choosing to feed our kids milk from the wrong species of mammal has inherent risks which the formula companies don't want us to hear about. Very true !

Often parents who choose formula as a lifestyle choice are not aware that they are exposing their babies to additional risks such as these :
- About 40% more likely to develop type 1 diabetes
- About 25% more likely to become overweight or obese
- About 60% more likely to suffer from recurrent ear infections
- About 30% more likely to suffer from leukaemia
- About 100% more likely to suffer from diarrhoea
- About 250% more likely to be hospitalised for respiratory conditions like asthma and pneumonia
(source : US dept of Health and Human services).

Choosing to feed our kids milk from the wrong species of mammal has inherent risks which the formula companies don’t want us to hear about.

]]> By: Fiona http://www.mediamum.net/2008/09/23/breastfed-is-best-fed-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Fiona Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:28:26 +0000 http://mediamum.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-41 Indeed and we need to show many new parents where to access information about breastfeeding. My mother formula fed and I had no ideas about breastfeeding and the how tos. I mucked up with my first, but got it right second time around once I sought help and education. Until breastfeeding is seen as the natural way to feed babies and infant formula is an alternative that is synthetic and does not have all the benefits of breastfeeding then we still need to blog things like this. And we need to also keep making sure the WHO guidelines are maintained- supermarkets are not allowed to advertise infant formula, yet they can with toddler milk (whatever that is!) Sigh! Will get off my high horse now! Indeed and we need to show many new parents where to access information about breastfeeding. My mother formula fed and I had no ideas about breastfeeding and the how tos. I mucked up with my first, but got it right second time around once I sought help and education.

Until breastfeeding is seen as the natural way to feed babies and infant formula is an alternative that is synthetic and does not have all the benefits of breastfeeding then we still need to blog things like this.

And we need to also keep making sure the WHO guidelines are maintained- supermarkets are not allowed to advertise infant formula, yet they can with toddler milk (whatever that is!) Sigh! Will get off my high horse now!

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