Virginia wrote:
>Furthermore, I am most uncomfortable with the heading of this strand, about "baby milk", when it is intended to mean something of non-human origin.  I believe in being careful about semantics. <

There is a standing joke in our family about "baby milk" and "baby food."
We all know that orange juice comes from oranges, cans of sardines
contain actual sardines, etc., so why shouldn't we assume that "baby
milk" and "baby food" are made of real babies?

norma, campaigning for truth in advertising <G>

Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
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