Rachel Myr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have said this before, more than once, so skip to the next post if you
are
> weary of reading about fish fat, a culture-specific nutritional bonanza.
> 'In Scandinavian countries (with it's very high bf rates, eg 99% at birth
> and
> 40% at 12 months in Norway), vit d drups (I've heard they actually give a
> fish oil solution) are given out free by government to every nursing
> mother.' (Bon)
> Wish I knew where to send people to sign up-- as far as I know you have to
> buy the stuff yourself here in Norway, but it is within the reach of
> virtually everyone.

oops, sorry. Then it must be another European country where the vit d
supplementation is free. Germany maybe?



> Pat Gima asked: What is the medium in which those vitamins are delivered?
> I don't know what the synthetic preparations are dissolved or suspended
in.
> Cod liver oil is the oil rendered from the liver of codfish.

In the netherlands it's peanut oil :(

We've asked the manufactor about it and they claimed it was highly purified
and virutally free of allergens.

Still, this is important to know.



regards, Annelies Bon
Lay counsellor of the Dutch bf organization "Borstvoeding Natuurlijk"

Breastfeeding postcards: http://www.borstvoeding.com/shop/english.html

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