This discussion about the Azerbaijani orphanage & Deanne's account of the
yellowish "mash" the babies are fed has re-awakened my long-standing
curiousity about what babies who aren't getting breastmilk, some other milk,
or artificial baby milk are fed throughout the rest of the world? I would
really love to hear from those of you in far-flung places around the globe
about what the traditional foods are that are fed to babies when no milk is
available for them.

Am especially curious about babies in China - I've worked with a lot of
Chinese women, who tell me that babies in many parts of China aren't put to
breast "till the milk comes in", but who don't know what they have
traditionally been given in the meantime. Tea of some sort? Rice-based
"gruel"? An herbal "soup" of some kind (I know what the mothers are fed)?
Anybody know this?

Pamela, what about in Zimbabwe & other parts of Africa? And what about you
Aussies? (And can anyone tell me why Australia/NZ are so prominent in BF
info? And why those Australian women have so much milk?)

Cathy Bargar, RN, IBCLC Ithaca NY

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