Ok, follow the money.......

Yes we humans are not ment to use cow milk..... well to my opinion.
Although I use some cowmilk, because I love Ice cream made from dairy.

Thanks Gonneke

2010/2/15 gonneke van veldhuizen <[log in to unmask]>

> For me the biggest problem of this kind of looking at infant feeding is
> that they throw out the bay with the bathwater, by only looking at the
> possible prevention of early allergic symptoms (some of those) and forget
> the hazards of premature introduvtion of solids for the rest of infant
> health on short and long term.
> The Koala study Marijke mentions is focussing mainly on cow's milk allergy.
> Hardly a health issue (just don't use cow's milk and you won't suffer it),
> rather an economic issue in a country where dairy farming contitutes a major
> part of economy.
> It is strange, I think, that when asked for reasons to breastfeed,
> ''preventing allergy'' comes up in the top of the list. How come mom's think
> that would be the most important thing when considering infant food?
>
> Warmly,
>
> Gonneke, IBCLC in PP< LClecturer in southern Netherlands
>
> --- On Mon, 2/15/10, stillberatung bremen <
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> From: stillberatung bremen <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [LACTNET] Allergy, breastfeeding, solids
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, February 15, 2010, 4:31 PM
>
> hi all,
>
> 2010/2/15 Marijke Frings <[log in to unmask]>:
> > My question?
> > Who is also interested in Allergy, breastfeeding and introducing solids?
> > If yes,
> > What is your vision on introducing solids?
> >
> > What about the WHO recommendation about introducing solids?
> >
> > Do you know other publications?
>
> we have the same "problem" here in germany.
> the afs published a paper together with other institutions like lll,
> the german velb section etc:
> <
> http://www.afs-stillen.de/upload/pdf/Stellungnahme_zum_Thema_Optimaler_Zeitpunkt_Beikosteinfuehrung.pdf
> >
> there are 2 main areas of concern for me: people starting solids on
> 4month old babys who show no interest in solids, cannot sit upright,
> havent lost their tongue-push reflex (in german its called
> zungenstreck-reflex...), just arent ready for solids at all... just
> because now you're allowed to start at 4 months.
> the other thing is, they will wean earlier.
> most of the studies i read so far seem to be misunderstood - none of
> them talks about a real health advantage for the babys who have to
> start early.
> and none of them can deny the positive health effects of breastfeeding.
>
> but of course in the public discussion everything is thrown into one
> pot and out come articles that claim a start with solids at 6 months
> might give your children allergies and breastfeeding for more than 4
> months puts your baby at risk of being malnutritioned...
> seems like a real big backlash to me.
>
> nina
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