In a message dated 1/30/2006 12:48:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
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.  Nursing mothers may need liquid formula,
in case they are unable to nurse.  Canned dietetic foods, juices, and soups
may be helpful for ill or elderly  people. "
So you see it is breastfeeding that is unreliable and  dangerous!



AARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!
 
Oh my goodness, I cannot BELIEVE that....well, this is America...I  guess I 
can lol.  I believe it was Betsy who in another post also thought  relactation 
would be undesirable in an emergency.  I understand that trying  to relactate 
a 6 mos old would be difficult and time consuming esp in an  emergency 
situation, I was of course relating to the early postpartum mothers  who could easily 
relactate.  I also believe that if there is the difference  between giving an 
infant a dirty bottle of formula versus my neighbor in the  next bunk who IS 
breastfeeding and willing to feed my baby also, of course I  would want her to 
feed my baby.  Most women do not realize that this would  be a possibility.  
During the stress and commotion, they would be franticly  looking for anything 
to feed their baby.  Shouldn't that be a goal of Red  Cross and FEMA, to 
encourage milk sharing?  An idea that may be foreign to  the average mom may 
become reassuring in an instance of despair.  Meanwhile  mom could/should be 
encouraged to bring her baby to her own breast, if for no  other reason than to 
comfort both of them in their distress.  I mean, if  there is no water, formula 
etc...then having a safe warm breast to suckle from  (even if it is dry) would 
be very comforting indeed. 
 
We are going to be having an area wide seminar on emergency  preparedness in 
the near future.  I would like to develop a plan,  explaining the importance 
of breast feeding/relactation in such an emergency,  and ways to implement the 
plan in a disaster allowing as many well fed  babies in a scary situation as 
possible.  Any one have a model I could  follow?  Or ideas to put into it?  
Sounds like this time I may  actually be able to bring the point home.
 
Renee Drake RN CLC
 

 (http://www.snugglepie.com/) 

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