This is in my files: > >Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 07:00:20 +1000 >From: Lesley McBurney <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: That Other Stuff > >>ABM (Artifical Baby Milk) >>FORMULA >>CANNED MILK >>TOSS (That Other Substitute Stuff) >>TOS (That Other Stuff) >>PIMP (Processed Infant Milk Product) >>PMP (Processed Milk Product) >>AM (Artificial Milk) >>AHM (Artificial Human Milk) >>BMA (Breast Milk Alternative) >>BMS (Breast Milk Substitute) <<<also means Bristol Myers Squib!>>> >>ARP (Artificial Replacement Product) >>NHM (Non Human Milk) >>HMR (Human Milk Replacement) >>RHM (Replacement Human Milk) >>AIP (Artificial Infant Product) >>ABP(Artificial Baby Product) >>PAM (Processed Alternative/Artifical Milk) >>PSM (Processed Substitute Milk) >>AIM (Artificial Infant Milk) >>ASM (Artificial Substitute Milk) >>SBM (Substitute Baby Milk) >>SBM (Substitute Breast Milk) >>SIM (Substitute Infant Milk) >>SHM (Substitute Human Milk) >>SM (Substitute Milk) >>SLP (Substitute Lactation Product) >>SFS (Substitute Feeding Substance) >>AMP (Alternative Milk Product) >>AIDS (Artificial Infant Dietary Substitute) (Oh no! that would never work >>either!) >>WRITE IN CHOICE_____AIM________________________ I think the name formula is as artificial as we need to be, I just make it clear to the mom that the ORIGIN of this milk is a COW or a PLANT and not a human. I call it "calf's milk" (leche de becerro - in Spanish) and refer to the complicated digestive system of the calf as opposed to the digestive system of the baby. Frankly, I don't think it makes a difference to the moms who are considering its use. And also - I use it at times. It is a necessary crutch and we need to be careful how we talk about it - just in case that's what need to go in the SNS while we help a mom through the rough times... Jeanette Panchula, BA-SW, LLLL, RN, IBCLC Puerto Rico [log in to unmask]