Re: breastfeeding
From: Meenan, Anna L. (annam@uic.edu)
Wed Aug 8 08:08:13 2007
Ritual uvulectomy????!!!! What culture is that practiced in? I've never
heard of that. What is the rationale for it?
Anna Meenan, MD
On Wed, August 8, 2007 5:58 am, Laureano Folgar wrote:
> Obviously, but What is the difference?. They need water and hygienic
> conditions more than milk formulas and of course *education*. My
> hospital have one or two cerebral palsy induced by edema from
> dehydration. Many times because bad use of formulas (also condensate or
> vapored milk), diarrea or also impossibility of swallow induced by pain
> secondary to ritual uvulectomy. Of course in other developing
> countries, they have different problems. I think it is not the same
> the problem in the North of India (muslin) with the south (vegetarian
> hindi), or a wet country (many non potable water) with a desert country
> (with no water at all).
>
> Anyway, the best counsellings is El counsellings.
>
> L. Folgar
>
>>
>> Anna,
>>
>> I think many babies in third world countries that are formula fed do
>> not die as a result of the formula, but as a result of the pollution
>> and bacteria in the water that is used to mix the formula and
>> 'sterilize' the bottles/nipples. The same formula is used in the US
>> and babies do just fine with it.
>>
>> I am absolutely pro breastfeeding,and agree that formula is cow's milk
>> based that is meant for baby cows, but my mom refused to nurse my 2
>> siblings and myself, and I feel we came out just fine, smart, healthy,
>> etc.
>>
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