It was a throw away line from a midwife when I had my first baby about a
link between formula and eczema that made me determined that my son was not
going to have any because my husband had had terrible eczema as an
infant...also got me interested in breastfeeding research.
Karleen Gribble
Australia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nikki Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 11:03 PM
Subject: how do people not know?


> Dear Friends:
>
> Karleen asks how we speak about formula to mothers.
>
> Here's one example. I worked with a new mother in the hospital. It was her
> 3rd baby. We were talking about how long she had breastfed her other 2
> children;  she hadn't made a year with either and wanted to go longer this
> time. I
> asked  her about her disease history. Her babies had 2 grandparents (one
> from
> each  side) with diabetes. This led easily into a discussion of the links
> between
> formula and diabetes. She didn't know about that connection. I encouraged
> her not to believe me and to check on the Internet about it. We also
> discussed
> how to sustain breastfeeding.
>

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