On Thursday, Feb 13, 2003, at 06:16 Australia/Perth, [log in to unmask]
wrote:

>  I find it interesting the people sho would not accept donor
> milk...due to
> the risk but will accept blood donation

It's a fair point.

The analogy (like most analogies) doesn't stand up too well to detailed
scrutiny. On a personal level, I'd only accept blood donation if there
was an reasonably high and imminent risk of me dying without the
donation. I wouldn't take a pint of donor blood every day to reduce my
chance of getting infections, diabetes and allergies in the future; but
I would feed my child well-screened, pasteurised donor milk to achieve
the same end. Unscreened donor milk? Nope. Everyone sets their own
level of risk; so long as they're well-informed and well-supported,
that's fine.

Ah, "well-informed and well-supported", wouldn't that be lovely if it
were the case the world over as regards breastfeeding?

Lara

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