In Texas we have WIC (Women, Infants, and Children). WIC gives food to women, infants, and children who qualify. A friend has WIC and gets free milk and cheese, I think also cereal and other foods as well. She got extra food for herself while she was BF her youngest child and then when she went back to work and decided to use formula for the baby while she was at work, she got free formula from WIC. If a mother chooses not to BF and she qualifies for WIC, formula is free.
If an older child is being malnourished by, let's say, diluting a can of soup to much...do HCP give free samples of cans of soup to the family? Or, do they do something else?
Why would the treatment of a malnourished 8 month old be any different than the malnourishment of a 4 yr old?
I don't see any down side of this bill for Texas babies.
Amy in TX
BF supporter




		
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