Tony wrote:
<Still waiting for proof that every formula fed baby is not fine.....>

And how does one go about proving without a doubt that this is so? For
me, it's not about PROOF about the effects of formula, it's the risk
factor. I think Kathy Dettwyler has posted about this in the past, using
a stack of blocks. If there are things I can do to decrease the risk to
my children's health, I'll try to do them. Sure, there are some bf
babies who still have health problems, and sure there are formula fed
babies who appear fine and healthy. But I can't predict the future and I
can't change how I fed them, so I do everything I can do to reduce the
risk, and that meant breastfeeding them and promoting bf and giving
parents information so they can make their informed choice.

What sort of proof would you accept?

Donna Hansen
Burnaby, British Columbia
Canada

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