Nova,

Thanks for having the courage to share something so painful with us.  As 
I said, it is the mothers who have done both types of feeding, who have 
the most valuable contribution to make, the most meaningful and the most 
immediate.

In support of your struggle to make sure mothers are given the 
information and support they need, I'd like to expand upon your point 
about milk banks.  When ever matters about breastfeeding and formula are 
raised, the rallying cry is always "Some women can not do it."  This is 
absolutely correct, and a few women, like you, find themselves not able 
to produce enough milk.  Formula is then held up as the 'saviour' in 
this, and as you know, this isn't so.  For the fact is that the formula 
industry, and it's marketeering, prevents human milk being made 
available for human babies.  In a world with no formula industry, you 
would have had all the human milk you needed. Formula 'replaces' human 
milk, pushes it to one side, makes it non urgent and a non issue. If 
every women who could breastfeed, did, there would be more than enough 
surplus available for all.  If there was no formula marketeering, 
hospitals would faciltate this easily and cheaply, and many do in many 
countries around the world.  Formula creates a need for formula.

And, as you said, it is not even 2nd or 3rd best.  WHO rates it as a bad 
fourth, only just above raw animal milk at fifth.

I wish you all the best for you and your children, and again thank you, 
for posting of your own experiences.

Morgan Gallagher

 Nova Brygger wrote:
> With my history, I just can't help but think that there may be a correlation 
> between my children's mental health status and having cow-milk based 
> powder formula.
> I knew at the time it just didn't seem healthy to feed an infant cow's milk. 
> If I had access to a breast milk bank I would of utilized it along with other 
> devices to continue to know my baby was getting what he/she needed. 
> I understand that the actual breastfeeding experience is a beautiful, natural 
> moment. However, the maintance of health of the infant is just as important. 
> I simply wish for parents to know that formula is not 'second best'; matter of 
> fact it may not even be third or fourth best. 
>   

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