>>> Ped take a stool sample and tells mom that her
>>> milk has too much lactose and to start using soy
>>> formula, at least every other feeding!  Then schedules
>>> next check up for 2 months!
> We have a husband/wife Ped team here who are dead set against
> breastfeeding. They used to just tell the mothers that "this breastfeeding
> stuff is over rated. Formula is just as good. After all, we give our own
> babies formula by choice."
> practice and there were many complaints to the head of the clinic. So now
> when any breastfed baby comes in with problems--small or large--the
> solution is stool testing, with the usual outcome being to give Neocate for
> a week to see if the "problem" is resolved. If it is, Mom is to face the
> fact that her milk is not good for her baby. A suitable substitute will be
> prescribed.

Am I missing something? Why are ANY of these doctors allowed to practice?
Find an new doctor, of course but how about a lawsuit? These doctors are
ruining baby's lives, and probably killing a few here and there.

If this is not malpractice, I simply do not know what is.

Michelle DePesa

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