>Barbara, the best thing to use would be banked human milk. That is >stated in the AAP guidelines (which are on the web if you wanted to >take a closer look). > > Human milk is the first choice by any standard, I believe. I completely agree. Unfortunately at $2.25 or more *per ounce*, and with so few insurance plans or state health plans covering it, banked milk is beyond the financial means of many. [Note: This has _nothing_ to do with why I tried to set up the Milk Exchange, as I didn't even know that they were charging so much for the milk until after I'd set it up, and, again, the Exchange instructed people to go through a milk bank. Sorry to keep bringing this up..I just didn't want anyone to think "aha! ..she has it in for milk banks because they charge a lot for the milk." I also realize that $2.25 per ounce may well only just cover the costs of processing, but that doesn't change how unattainable it makes it to so many, particularly when formula is so much less expensive. [Editorial skepticism: Of course, in no other industry does the provider obtain their goods for free, and then resell them for such a high rate, return or no. I know of one bank which just received a donation of 1000 ounces of milk from one donor - that's over $2000 worth of retail product, and I can't imagine that screening and processing that donation cost a lot more than screening and processing the 20 ounce donation.] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html