Dr Jack wrote:
<< If true, you won't read about it in the Wall Street Journal, and you won't
 have Hugh Downs moaning about it on 20/20.  After all, you wouldn't want to
 make formula feeding mothers feel guilty for not breastfeeding. >>
I am sure it is true, if not this time, then many other times. Babies do die
from undernourishment from diluted AIM, and hypernatremic dehydration and
kidney overtaxation from underdiluted formula. People have been lulled into a
false sense of security, that AIM feeding is so easy and safe... and with TV
shows, the newspapers, even medical persons, still touting that there is no
compelling reason to avoid it. And Dr Jack is right, the stories of these
children dying from poorly prepared AIM get no coverage at all. Even
"well-prepared" AIM is risky, but we don't even see the issue of the need to
be able to read and follow directions and measure properly to prevent infant
AIM-related deaths, mentioned either...Even for women who don't want to
"breast" feed, expressed milk in a bottle can't cause these kinds of deaths,
and should routinely be encouraged...sheesh...
Judy LeVan Fram, Brooklyn, NY

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