There is a Facebook post circulating that gives the recipe for substitute formula using PET canned milk which was common several decades ago (50s, 60s) before manufactured formula gained the lion's share of infant subsistence means in our country. Also, ditto on the natural milk banks. There is plenty of mother's milk to be had. It gets pasteurized, tho'... killing some essential microbes ... and I would want to screen it for vaxxed donors if that were in any way possible.
I should add that, despite being unable to untangle the infant formula mess, the government "experts" are telling mothers NOT to rely on homemade formula.
I'm in no position to recommend what the best options are for parents in this predicament, but hopefully those with information to share will do so.
Yes, of course the government is saying this. There is no way it wouod recommend a homemade product over a commercial one, even one that is unavailable and not without its own risks. I am pretty sure they would frown on wet-nursing or milk-sharing too.
Much better that mamas sweat and she and baby bond over shared tears.
In something that I think is peripherally related, a man has died from "apparent botulism" from improperly home canned food. Tests haven't yet been done, so it is speculation.
Must not encourage home storage of food in the face of impending shortages...
Infant Formula was chosen over breastfeeding due to marketing, lies, propaganda and doctors" getting kickbacks....gee, what else does that sound like...it was sold under the guise of safe and effective and convenient.....
"US Infant Formula Marketing: From Past to Present
When infant formula was introduced to the USA in the late 1860s, manufacturers advertised their new product directly to consumers in women’s magazines. Advertisements implied that babies needed more than just breast milk to achieve optimal health and nourishment, and they emphasized how closely formula approximated breast milk’s chemical composition. As is still done today, formula companies attracted new customers with free samples and information on infant feeding and care.
From the early twentieth century until the late 1980s, most formula companies abandoned direct-to-consumer advertising and used the medical community as their sole advertising vehicle. In lieu of directions on how to prepare the formula and recommended dosages, formula package instructions advised mothers to obtain formula feeding guidance at regular doctor visits—yielding a steady flow of income for physicians. Formula companies further engendered physicians’ goodwill by sponsoring scientific conferences and research on infant nutrition. Doctors retained their role as undisputed advisors on infant health and feeding while simultaneously providing product referrals for formula purchase and serving as an advertising source of unparalleled credibility." Read it and weep.....
Credentialism and meritocratic "trust the experts" arguments are but thinly veiled appeals to authority, and are logical fallacies, not logical arguments.
The great hypocrisy of the entire healthcare establishment is this abandonment of sound logical thinking while still pretending to be all about "the science".
Food allergies and nutritional disorders are real, and so I am never going to tell a nursing mother that her baby does not need the formula the mother chooses to feed her child. That's simply not my call to make. My focus is simple: get children fed; if that means formula, get them the formula.
But neither should we ignore the illogical, irrational, and frequently fallacious "scientific" nonsense being used to peddle formula to an unsuspecting new mother.
I agree....I come from a marketing background so I have been seeing all the techniques amped up for sure.....about breastfeeding, I too, agree that mother decides what's best...however, formula has been glorified and has been marketed to have mother's think that science can make a better product than mother nature....so, over the years, the marketing continued hammering home the same points as we have seen in the pandemic...natural immunity doesn't exist except with vaccines, science knows best for you, trust the govt', don't trust your body, don't question, just be dependent on govt and we will take care of you.....I work in the school system and this is the same idea about feeding kids with no breakfast or lunch....the food that comes in is of no nutritional value...we feed them but it's all processed unhealthy food but yes, they are at least fed....
Goats milk. 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐. Mmmmmm. I feel sorriest for the many babies out there with severe allergies to everything thanks to the chemical pollution and over vaccination killing or maiming their tiny immune systems. I wonder if any of those babies who were affected by these supposed formula caused illnesses were immunized for Covid in utero against all rational reasons not to do so thereby invalidating their immune systems.
No matter how you look at this, babies are suffering.
There's a scene early in Ken Follets "Pillars of the Earth" where Tom Builder's wife died in childbirth. With no one available to nurse the child, Tom leaves the infant on his wife's grave, figuring the child was as good as dead.
Modern society is supposed to have moved past that.
There are a couple of options. They may not be ideal, but this is in no way an ideal situation.
Homemade formula. Lots of babies survived on this and lived long lives. It's a thing.
Breastmilk banks/kind, lactating friends and neighbours, and milk banks
There is a Facebook post circulating that gives the recipe for substitute formula using PET canned milk which was common several decades ago (50s, 60s) before manufactured formula gained the lion's share of infant subsistence means in our country. Also, ditto on the natural milk banks. There is plenty of mother's milk to be had. It gets pasteurized, tho'... killing some essential microbes ... and I would want to screen it for vaxxed donors if that were in any way possible.
Absolutely true.
I should add that, despite being unable to untangle the infant formula mess, the government "experts" are telling mothers NOT to rely on homemade formula.
I'm in no position to recommend what the best options are for parents in this predicament, but hopefully those with information to share will do so.
Yes, of course the government is saying this. There is no way it wouod recommend a homemade product over a commercial one, even one that is unavailable and not without its own risks. I am pretty sure they would frown on wet-nursing or milk-sharing too.
Much better that mamas sweat and she and baby bond over shared tears.
In something that I think is peripherally related, a man has died from "apparent botulism" from improperly home canned food. Tests haven't yet been done, so it is speculation.
Must not encourage home storage of food in the face of impending shortages...
It's hard to suppress a sneer whenever people talk about such homegrown solutions as problematic because they're "unregulated".
If government regulation were the solution some would have us believe, there would not be an infant formula shortage.
Because of government regulation, we have an infant formula shortage, and a host of other issues besides.
Don't worry, it will all get better with world "governance" ...
Indeed!
Infant Formula was chosen over breastfeeding due to marketing, lies, propaganda and doctors" getting kickbacks....gee, what else does that sound like...it was sold under the guise of safe and effective and convenient.....
"US Infant Formula Marketing: From Past to Present
When infant formula was introduced to the USA in the late 1860s, manufacturers advertised their new product directly to consumers in women’s magazines. Advertisements implied that babies needed more than just breast milk to achieve optimal health and nourishment, and they emphasized how closely formula approximated breast milk’s chemical composition. As is still done today, formula companies attracted new customers with free samples and information on infant feeding and care.
From the early twentieth century until the late 1980s, most formula companies abandoned direct-to-consumer advertising and used the medical community as their sole advertising vehicle. In lieu of directions on how to prepare the formula and recommended dosages, formula package instructions advised mothers to obtain formula feeding guidance at regular doctor visits—yielding a steady flow of income for physicians. Formula companies further engendered physicians’ goodwill by sponsoring scientific conferences and research on infant nutrition. Doctors retained their role as undisputed advisors on infant health and feeding while simultaneously providing product referrals for formula purchase and serving as an advertising source of unparalleled credibility." Read it and weep.....
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2443254/
Credentialism and meritocratic "trust the experts" arguments are but thinly veiled appeals to authority, and are logical fallacies, not logical arguments.
The great hypocrisy of the entire healthcare establishment is this abandonment of sound logical thinking while still pretending to be all about "the science".
Food allergies and nutritional disorders are real, and so I am never going to tell a nursing mother that her baby does not need the formula the mother chooses to feed her child. That's simply not my call to make. My focus is simple: get children fed; if that means formula, get them the formula.
But neither should we ignore the illogical, irrational, and frequently fallacious "scientific" nonsense being used to peddle formula to an unsuspecting new mother.
I agree....I come from a marketing background so I have been seeing all the techniques amped up for sure.....about breastfeeding, I too, agree that mother decides what's best...however, formula has been glorified and has been marketed to have mother's think that science can make a better product than mother nature....so, over the years, the marketing continued hammering home the same points as we have seen in the pandemic...natural immunity doesn't exist except with vaccines, science knows best for you, trust the govt', don't trust your body, don't question, just be dependent on govt and we will take care of you.....I work in the school system and this is the same idea about feeding kids with no breakfast or lunch....the food that comes in is of no nutritional value...we feed them but it's all processed unhealthy food but yes, they are at least fed....
The nine most terrifying words in the English language: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
Goats milk. 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐. Mmmmmm. I feel sorriest for the many babies out there with severe allergies to everything thanks to the chemical pollution and over vaccination killing or maiming their tiny immune systems. I wonder if any of those babies who were affected by these supposed formula caused illnesses were immunized for Covid in utero against all rational reasons not to do so thereby invalidating their immune systems.
No matter how you look at this, babies are suffering.
There's a scene early in Ken Follets "Pillars of the Earth" where Tom Builder's wife died in childbirth. With no one available to nurse the child, Tom leaves the infant on his wife's grave, figuring the child was as good as dead.
Modern society is supposed to have moved past that.