Sue writes:

"I for  one am at least happy that the formula is sold to "us" at a 
discount- since  it's pretty close to worthless anyway....."
~~~
I may be unpopular for this, but I don't think formula is worthless. For  
the babies whose moms will not/cannot nurse them, it is, as I believe George  
Kent pointed out, "nutritionally adequate".  It meets basic needs and keep  
babies who need it for whatever reason from starving or being severely  
malnourished. How I wish we had milk banks for every baby to receive what their 
 bodies are expecting, and not have to put up with  merely "adequate"  
nutrition,  even while formula also lacks so much of what makes  
species-specific milks and breastfeeding so critical. It's probably true  that formula must 
be one of the most overpriced items out there considering the  components. 
But worth is, sadly sometimes, what people or governments are  willing to 
pay. We also live in a time where one can spend lots of money on  water, by 
putting it in bottles, corporations are making tons of money, while in  many 
parts of the world there are water wars going on, or coming. 
 
I do like the "nutritionally adequate" phrase since it allows me to support 
 whatever breastfeeding the dyad is experiencing and supporting mom's 
efforts and  intentions, while also allowing me to expand on how mother's own 
milk and  breastfeeding is so much more, and why baby's body is expecting  
it....:)

Peace,
Judy  

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA
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