another example of people perpetuating breastfeeding myths.(I needed a reason to pull my hair out since I'm not at work). a mom asked about the color and consistency of her baby's stools (mucousy) and answer #4 was: "Are you also giving your child a bottle of water? Yes, breast milk is best, but baby needs WATER too! Sometimes they just get dehydrated or need more water than they do at other times." answer#5: "i have breastfed both my daughters and the fact that your baby is not releasing yellow stools is a good thing. think about it- is yours yellow? no it is brown- or it is supposed to be. the mucous around it is a good thing as well b/c it means that the baby is well lubricated and will not have much trouble releasing the stool." answer #7: "The mucus is good...think of it as lube" answer #11: "Finally, I had to supplement her at 3 1/2 months with soy formula. Then she totally quit nursing. She went on soy formula totally and was 100% better. She was a completely different baby." finally answer #18 suggested "talk to a someone trained in BF support, either a LC or a LLLL"...finally some *good* advice http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApGURFJbx5H9_anVgYBCoBjzy6IX?qid=1006042431734 I know we can't monitor every parenting or feeding forum for accuracy of breastfeeding info, but it's amazing the "advice" that is out there. vicki hayes rn ibclc in wa >Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:30:06 -0400 >From: "H.D." <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: New Yahoo "Answers" site-Baby/Breastfeeding Advice by Anyone > >I have NO financial interest or othewise in the following site, only wanted >to make list members aware in case they can help others. > >I found this site and it looks new, some interesting questions on it. >Anyway, it's a site where people can ask any questions and others can type >in their answers. LOTS of baby/breastfeeding related questions. (the link >below is to the 'baby' section to make it easier). > >HD >Knoxville, TN *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html