>Barbara, the best thing to use would be banked human milk. That is
>stated in the AAP guidelines (which are on the web if you wanted to
>take a closer look).
>
> Human milk is the first choice by any standard, I believe.

I completely agree.

Unfortunately at $2.25 or more *per ounce*, and with so few insurance
plans or state health plans covering it, banked milk is beyond the
financial means of many.

[Note: This has _nothing_ to do with why I tried to set up the Milk
Exchange, as I didn't even know that they were charging so much for
the milk until after I'd set it up, and, again, the Exchange
instructed people to go through a milk bank. Sorry to keep bringing
this up..I just didn't want anyone to think "aha! ..she has it in for
milk banks because they charge a lot for the milk."  I also realize
that $2.25 per ounce may well only just cover the costs of
processing, but that doesn't change how unattainable it makes it to
so many, particularly when formula is so much less expensive.
[Editorial skepticism:  Of course, in no other industry does the
provider obtain their goods for free, and then resell them for such a
high rate, return or no. I know of one bank which just received a
donation of 1000 ounces of milk from one donor - that's over $2000
worth of retail product, and I can't imagine that screening and
processing that donation cost a lot more than screening and
processing the 20 ounce donation.]

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