More infuriating than the immunities quote was this one (from the
same Dr. Perez):  "Formula is pretty darn good,  and it's getting
better. If breast-feeding is a 10, formula is an 8."

Aaarrgggh.  I actually thought the article didn't straddle the fence
- it was pretty pro-formula.

Margaret
LLLL in Longmont, Colorado

>Here's another of those generic fence-straddling
>articles about breastfeeding currently available
>on-line in the Los Angeles Times.  There is a
>rather surprising quote from a neonatologist at
>Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Jose Perez stating:
>(as a reason to maybe not feel so bad if you chose
>not to breastfeed or can't for some reason)
>"...immunity protection only works for a couple of
>months until the baby starts making its own
>immunities."
>
>http://www.latimes.com/health/reports/pregnancy/
>
>Sighing,
>Sue Jacoby, IBCLC
>Fresno, CA

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