Ruth wrote, "I am questioning if a hospital that is getting this much
donated formula would ever be willing to begin purchasing it to be Baby
Friendly."  Ruth, the lovely thing about a hospital being Baby Friendly is
that the hospital promotes *breastfeeding*.  Thus formula is not needed
except for miniscule amounts for sick/premie babies when it is *medically
indicated* until the mom's milk becomes more plentiful.  Healthy babies do
not require formula at all because, of course, they breastfeed.

Pamela Morrison IBCLC, Zimbabwe (where we have 37 Baby-Friendly Hospitals
even if we no longer have a Code ...)