On Sat, 30 Jul 2005, Margaret G. Bickmore wrote:

> Most of us, including me, have an almost visceral reaction to the word
> 'formula' . . . but nevertheless it is a reasonable food when viewed as
> part of a baby's solids.

Compared to cows' milk, maybe.  But I still think using formula -
especially formula w/iron - for anything at all is a bad bad bad idea for
a breastfeeding family.  Frankly, if they're determined to give a baby
boxed baby cereal, I'd rather see them use water to thin it than formula.

Cee

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