Jaye, I would be very concerned about the raw milk and the raw chicken liver, and the egg feeding at 4 months. There is room for plenty of error with all these ingredients, the allergenicity and bacterial content of all would worry me. Fully realizing the imperfections of manufactured formulas, I think I would choose a manufactured one over these. Donor milk would be a better choice, she can pasteurize it at home. On another note, in response to Arly, very recently our Labor nurses now have to ask mothers if there is a history of eczema (I'm not sure how they screen the moms or just ask "is there a hx of eczema on either side of the families?"). I haven't seen any real education re the screening. However, if the mother indicates a positive hx of eczema, the baby (if formula fed or bf/ supplemented) is put on GentleEase formula (a Mead Johnson product) which is partially hyrolyzed. I don't know how this came about but I could guess it was in response to some savvy formula marketing. Arly is so right that many doctors need more (non-marketing) education on this subject. Laurie Wheeler RN MN IBCLC Mississippi USA *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome