Hi Jennifer,
I think almond milk is very nice, myself.  But maybe Jack was thinking
what I was thinking - why would you recommend this rigamarole instead of
suggesting she store some expressed breastmilk?

Marcia McCoy in Minnesota
who would like to write a book called 'the Lazy Mother's Guide to Raising
a Baby' because so many suggestions to moms just make it all harder
instead of easier.  (My favorite: a 4-month-old doesn't need to eat
during the night, so instead of nursing in your family bed, get up at 2
a.m. and use whatever other methods to get your baby back to sleep.)


<< A doctor in our area told a breastfeeding mother of a four month old
that
if
she needed to get away and feed the baby something besides breastmilk,
she
could feed almond milk.  You soak almond overnight in water, peel them
and
then crush them and strain them through cheesecloth.  You then add water
to
the resulting mixture and feed to the baby.  I had never heard of this
and
thought I would run it through the expert line here. >>

Pat,
I am actually a little surprised by Jack's reaction to this. (Oy, veh, I
believe. <g>). Since almonds are a fruit and not a nut, they tend to be
low
allergy. The milk is mild and has a nice flavor. When they are soaked and
the
skin removed, their calcium content becomes highly absorbable. This makes
them excellent for women to eat during pregnancy, BTW. I would imagine
this
would be a better choice than ABM, though I must admit I never thought of
it.
Most women I know of wanting to avoid ABM use goat's milk instead.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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