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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
"Friends of Children Fund" Annual Report, July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997,
indicates $2.085 million in funding from corporations. Donors include
Procter & Gamble, Gerber, Infant Formula Council, McNeil Consumer Products
Company, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Johnson & Johnson Consumer
Products, Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth-Lederle Vaccine & Pediatrics, Mead
Johnson Nutritionals, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Schering Corp.,
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Food Marketing Institute, Sugar Association,
International Food Information Council, Merck Vaccine Division, and others.

Formula manufacturers "donate $1 million annually to the American Academy
of Pediatrics in the form of a renewable grant that has already netted the
AAP $8 million. The formula industry also contributed at least $3 million
toward the building costs of the AAP headquarters." (Mothering magazine,
July-August, p.60; refers to a book Milk, Money and Madness by Naomi
Baumslag and Dia L. Michels (Westport, Conn.: Bergin and Garvey, 1995, p.
172))

According to a New York Times article, the Ross Products Unit of Abbott
Laboratories, the maker of Similac infant formula, purchased 300,000 copies
of the AAP's "New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding" with Ross' logo and name
on them. In addition, "Ross, McNeil and Johnson & Johnson were the top
three corporate supporters of the academy's $65 million operating
budget...each giving $500,000 or more." (New York Times, 9/18/02, C1)

Formula manufacturers "donate $1 million annually to the American Academy
of Pediatrics in the form of a renewable grant that has already netted the
AAP $8 million. The formula industry also contributed at least $3 million
toward the building costs of the AAP headquarters." (Mothering magazine,
July-August, p.60; refers to a book Milk, Money and Madness by Naomi
Baumslag and Dia L. Michels (Westport, Conn.: Bergin and Garvey, 1995, p.
172))

So? Should they not accept funding from formula companies? They recomend
breastfeeding for a year at least. I think it would be silly to turn down
funding these days.

Tori

--
Bonnie 3/20/02
Xavier 10/27/04

THAT STUFF'S GOT **IMMUNIZATIONS**!!

Breastmilk has IMMUNIZATIONS.

See below...

"Tori M." wrote in message
...

Formula manufacturers "donate $1 million annually to the American Academy
of Pediatrics in the form of a renewable grant that has already netted
the
AAP $8 million. The formula industry also contributed at least $3 million
toward the building costs of the AAP headquarters." (Mothering magazine,
July-August, p.60; refers to a book Milk, Money and Madness by Naomi
Baumslag and Dia L. Michels (Westport, Conn.: Bergin and Garvey, 1995, p.
172))

So? Should they not accept funding from formula companies? They recomend
breastfeeding for a year at least. I think it would be silly to turn down
funding these days.


The problem is that MD-pediatricians and infant formula manufacturers are
telling a key lie of omission thereby concealing a SIMPLE way to make both
the immunization (breastfeeding) and vaccination rates skyrocket.

Fewer babies breastfeeding means more sicker babies drinking infant formula.

MD-pediatricians make money treating sicker babies AND making money (as
infant formula manufacturers make money) making babies sick. (Relative to a
population of breastfed babies, infant formula-fed babies are sicker.)

MD-pediatricians must STOP their lie of omission.

EASY SOLUTION

Infant formula manufacturers reps should be booted out of hospitals...

MD-pediatricians should be using the millions they've taken from infant
formula manufacturers to finally start promoting the fact that breastfeeding
mothers are IMMUNIZERS who scan for pathogens and manufacture IMMUNIZATIONS
which reportedly make MD-needle vaccinations work better...

What woman explicitly informed that she can IMMUNIZE her baby daily and
(reportedly) make MD-needle-vaccinations work better is going to fail to at
least ATTEMPT to breastfeed?

Again, MD-pediatricians and infant formula manufacturers are concealing a
SIMPLE way to make both the immunization (breastfeeding) and vaccination
rates skyrocket.

Obviously, infant formula has a place. Tori knows that from personal
experience. She tried so hard (is still trying?) to get little Xavier to
breastfeed. Infant formula can save the day when baby's aren't able to
breastfeed - but even then - were I an infant - I would prefer breastmilk
from a milk bank.

THAT STUFF'S GOT **IMMUNIZATIONS**!!

Quoting Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC from Scientific American...
"The mother (IMMUNIZER) synthesizes antibodies (IMMUNIZATIONS) when she
ingests, inhales or otherwise comes in contact with a disease-causing agent.
Each antibody (IMMUNIZATION) she makes is specific to that agent; that is,
it binds to a single protein, or antigen, on the agent and will not waste
time attacking irrelevant substances...[i.e.] the antibodies
(IMMUNIZATIONS) delivered to the infant ignore useful bacteria normally
found in the gut. This flora serves to crowd out the growth of harmful
organisms, thus providing another measure of resistance. Researchers do not
yet know how the mother's immune system knows to make antibodies
(IMMUNIZATIONS) against only pathogenic and not normal bacteria, but
whatever the process may be, it favors the establishment of 'good bacteria'
in a baby's gut...[b]reast milk is truly a fascinating fluid that supplies
infants with far more than nutrition. It (supplies IMMUNIZATIONS daily and
thereby) protects them against infection until they can protect themselves.
--Jack Newman, MD
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
http://users.erols.com/cindyrn/29.htm


Thanks for reading.

Sincerely,

Todd

Dr. Gastaldo

"Todd Gastaldo" wrote in message
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"Tori M." wrote in message
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*snip*

Obviously, infant formula has a place. Tori knows that from personal
experience. She tried so hard (is still trying?) to get little Xavier
to breastfeed. Infant formula can save the day when baby's aren't able
to breastfeed - but even then - were I an infant - I would prefer
breastmilk from a milk bank.
No I had to stop.. lost my supply I had a cold that would not relent
and I started coughing stuff up and it was making me gag. I finaly caved
and bought dayquil.. it only took 4 days and I no longer had enough to
pump.. I did concider trying to rebuild the supply but DH told me to stop
second guessing myself and to move on. I still wonder if I could get
Xavier on but I think it would be mean since I dont imagine that after a
week and a 1/2 of not pumping there is much to be had.


Tori, little Xavier benefitted greatly from your valiant efforts. What a
great mom!
Todd


Tori, You tried and that's what matters IMHO. I tried to go the normal
breastfeeding route this time (even worked with lactaction consultants) but
DS#2 was not getting enough, was screaming from being hungry, his mouth was
dry and sticky when I gave him my finger, and he stopped stooling and
developed fairly high bili levels. I decided enough was enough and started
pumping. We ended up using formula for some of those first feedings while my
milk came in. That only took a couple of days and now he's on pumped
breastmilk exclusively. He's healthy and happy and while it may not be the
norm, it's worked before (18 mos for DS#1) and I'm shooting for at least 12
mos if not the full 18 mos for DS#2. My mother and S-I-L kept bugging me to
keep going but all-in-all I was a nervous wreck and when DH and I talked
about it, it made no sense to not do what *we* thought was best. *hugs*

--
JennL
DS 06/26/98
1 tiny angel 11/03
DS 12/03/04

aka CatnipSlayer @ livin-it-up.net
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On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 15:56:40 -0600, "Tori M."
scribbled:

No I had to stop.. lost my supply I had a cold that would not relent and
I started coughing stuff up and it was making me gag. I finaly caved and
bought dayquil.. it only took 4 days and I no longer had enough to pump.. I
did concider trying to rebuild the supply but DH told me to stop second
guessing myself and to move on. I still wonder if I could get Xavier on but
I think it would be mean since I dont imagine that after a week and a 1/2 of
not pumping there is much to be had.

Tori

I struggled greatly with supply after I eviscerated, so I know what
it's like to try and try.... I think you did wonderfully :-)

Nan

"Tori M." wrote in message
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So? Should they not accept funding from formula companies? They recomend
breastfeeding for a year at least. I think it would be silly to turn down
funding these days

It's unethical to promote bottlefeeding through accepting bribes from
formual companies, and they juts pay lip service to breastfeeding. If they
did what they should be doing, telling parents that the death rate for
bottle babies is twice that of breast babies, and real immunisation etc,
then about 98% of parents would breastfeed, or more, for 2 years.

But that would eliminate their vaccine racket and vast market of sick
children from vaccines and bottlefeeding

and they wouldn't be able to covertly kill 1.5 million third world babies
through Nestle formula milk, every year

get the picture?

Todd Gastaldo wrote:


EASY SOLUTION

Infant formula manufacturers reps should be booted out of
hospitals...

Never thought I'd be posting this, but Todd, I couldn't agree more. I
hated seeing the formula reps slithering around the NICU during my
monthlong rotation there. Fortunately our hospital has a new general
conflict-of-interest policy about to be put in place that will ban
formula reps the same way we've banned drug reps for years. It's
enouraging to me that more and more hospitals are kicking out the
formula reps and their goodies.

As for the original post -- though I agree with even less of what john
says, I'm not going to defend the AAP for a minute. I think accepting
formula company money in and of itself sends the wrong message and
negatively impacts the strength of our support for breastfeeding.

Kate, ignorant foot soldier of the medical cartel
and the Bug, 18 months

If they did what they should be doing, telling parents that the death
rate for bottle babies is twice that of breast babies, and real
immunisation etc, then about 98% of parents would breastfeed, or
more, for 2 years.
But that would eliminate their vaccine racket and vast market of sick
children from vaccines and bottlefeeding

as the daughter of a wonderful person who practices medicine, as
someone who trusts her own doctor to be ethical, compassionate and good
at her job, as someone who sacrifices as enormous percentage of her
income to make sure that her family is covered by health insurance, i
REALLY HATE the frequent accusations made these days that physicians
are money-grubbing whores who are actively or passively, encourage and
create illness in order to line their own pockets. it's exceedingly
offensive to me.

and, i happen to have breastfed my oldest till he self-weaned at 22
months, breastfed my middle child till she self-weaned at 27 months,
and am happily exclusively breastfeeding my 3.5 month old. and they
all get their vaccinations at the schedule my physician recommends.

--
Vicki. Married DH May, 1995. Ima shel Stubborn, born 11/99;
Chatty, born 5/02, and Snuggly, born 9/8/04.
Pregnant, breastfeeding or both since February 1999.

Are you actually saying that people who have had bad experiences with
various medical establishments and practicitioners cannot speak about
it because your daddy is a doctor? Not everyone is naive enough to
believe that just because someone has MD at the end of their name, they
are compassionate and good at their job. I've bumped into many who do
not fall into this category in my fortysomething years of life.
Thankfully, there are forums such as usenet in which people can
challenge the party line. Horray for free speech!

dragon

"dragon" wrote in message
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Are you actually saying that people who have had bad experiences with
various medical establishments and practicitioners cannot speak about
it because your daddy is a doctor? Not everyone is naive enough to
believe that just because someone has MD at the end of their name, they
are compassionate and good at their job. I've bumped into many who do
not fall into this category in my fortysomething years of life.
Thankfully, there are forums such as usenet in which people can
challenge the party line. Horray for free speech!


Well said.