> << And isn't the amount of formula given out by WIC actually *less than* > the amount needed by a typical baby in a typical month? Isn't this an > egregious violation of the WHO code? >> > > WIC is a SUPPLEMENTARY agency. Mother's who choose formula are told this > repeatedly. > > Theresa Chmiel, CLC, ICCE > former WIC Breastfeeding Specialist But the *other* items WIC provides AREN'T provided in less-than-needed amounts. For example, we got (if I remember correctly) like 3 or 4 boxes of infant cereal every month. No matter how much cereal my 7 month old might have eaten, she'd NEVER eat that much! I was on it and BOTH my daughters were on it and we ended up with something like ten gallons of milk, 6 cartons of eggs and about 3 lbs. of cheese every month. There's no way we'd use up all that food (we ended up just not using a lot of the coupons). Anyway, when the *other* foods aren't supplied in less-than-necessary amounts, but the formula is, isn't there a problem with that? Teresa G in NC, thinking there IS a problem there somewhere... *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html