I am proud to say I was breastfed in 1964 when rates were at an all time low in NZ. I was complemented with whole milk with Karilac, which is the same as Karo I suppose, and water. My 'Plunket' (well-child) book advises to give me strained porridge and rice cereal at teatime at 13 weeks. My husband's mother was a great one to advise brandy rubbed onto babies gums when teething. At times the family story goes that teaspoon or more would go down the baby's tummy! I would rather advise a teaspoon of brandy to the granny than the babe now I guess.... What are we doing today that future generations will be agast or amused at?? Fiona Hermann midwife, IBCLC Hamilton, New Zealand *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]