"Raw Goats Milk - 1 gallon
1/2 tsp. Blackstrap Mollasses
1 Capsule of Folic Acid ( 800 mcg.)
1 Capsule of Vitamin E ( 100 IU)
1/16 tsp. Vit. C
* To the first and last bottle of the day add 5 gtts. of flaxseed oil  =
and 5 gtts. of cod liver oil."

The above recipe, if it is complete, would be dangerous for a young baby,
because it lacks sufficient water.  When I was using goat formula in the
Lact-Aid, with my adopted baby, Joseph, I started with 24 ounces of water to
32 ounces of whole goat milk, and gradually reduced the water content over
the first year.  I believe I was down to 12 ounces of water to a quart of
milk by six months.  By a year old, I was using the goat milk full strength,
but still nursing and he was also getting a little apple juice and water by
cup.  I added more powdered lactose to the formula when I was adding more
water, and added the same amount of folic acid per quart, regardless of the
water content.   I based this on some information I had from Meyenberg (this
was 10 years ago, but I am sure you can get more information from their
website than what I found back then),  tables comparing ingredients in goat
and cow's milk, as well as standard commercial formulas, and recipes for
bringing up a baby "by hand", from old medical books.  I felt like there was
more room for error, because Joseph was getting 12-16 ounces of breast milk
per day, too (which was all I could coax my body to produce), but I also
kept a close eye on his urine.

It is SUCH a contradiction to hear someone talk about being health
conscious, and into natural foods, and then advocate feeding a baby
something besides human milk, when they have the option.  My MIL swore by a
chiropractor who was supposedly "all-knowing" about health and nutrition.
He lost alot of credibility, to me, when I learned that his two month old
baby was totally fed on a soy formula.  He told me it was superior, because
all of the ingredients were vegan, but I wasn't impressed!

http://www.meyenberg.com/

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