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Child Development Calendar
At the preschool where I work there is this "child development calendar" put
out by the state of Indiana, posted on the bulletin board. It has information on what parents can expect as their babies grow, and various types of advice. I was flipping through it today, looking to see what it had to say about bfing and infant feeding. Not surprisingly, it is horribly dated and innacurate. BFing is barely mentioned. They say, at 1-2 months, that babies shouldnt be getting solids, but only "breastmilk or iron fortified formula" with no suggestion that one might be preferable to the other". For the newborn there is no mention either that bfing might be better than formula. For feeding frequencies, for the newborn they say to feed on demand, which might be as often as every 2 hours. At 1-2 months they say your baby will probably be eating 5-7 times a day ... though a few bf babies MIGHT be eating more often than this on some days .... [Yeah... in what universe....] Several other places on the calendar, they talk about bottles (not putting baby to bed with a bottle, or putting cereal in the bottle. But the only other mention I can find of bfing is the suggestion that you ask your doctor about vitamin drops at 4 months if your baby was a premie or you are bfing. For solids, they say to start cereal at 4 months, fruits and veggies at 6 months, and meat and regular meals at 8 months. Grrr..... (I do get the feeling that the calendar is aimed at low income moms, so they might be sort of assuming that these moms aren't going to be bfing anyway, but that's still no reason to not encourage it!!!!!) Naomi CAPPA Certified Lactation Educator (either remove spamblock or change address to to e-mail reply.) |
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"Richard" wrote in message ... Naomi Pardue wrote: : [ . . . ] : (I do get the feeling that the calendar is aimed at low income moms, so they : might be sort of assuming that these moms aren't going to be bfing anyway, but : that's still no reason to not encourage it!!!!!) Uh, hmmm, but isn't BFing a lot less expensive than FFing? I don't get it. (and I think your "Grrrr...." is too mild) Richard Micaela's dad There have been studies showing that low income families are more likely to formula feed. My theory is that the moms may have to go back to work to help support the income... just a thought though. Also GRRR'd here |
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"AlenasMom" wrote in message le.rogers.com... "Richard" wrote in message ... Naomi Pardue wrote: : [ . . . ] : (I do get the feeling that the calendar is aimed at low income moms, so they : might be sort of assuming that these moms aren't going to be bfing anyway, but : that's still no reason to not encourage it!!!!!) Uh, hmmm, but isn't BFing a lot less expensive than FFing? I don't get it. (and I think your "Grrrr...." is too mild) Richard Micaela's dad There have been studies showing that low income families are more likely to formula feed. My theory is that the moms may have to go back to work to help support the income... just a thought though. Also GRRR'd here Going back to work earlier than women with more resources AND free formula from WIC? Shannon |
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"Richard" wrote in message ... Naomi Pardue wrote: : [ . . . ] : (I do get the feeling that the calendar is aimed at low income moms, so they : might be sort of assuming that these moms aren't going to be bfing anyway, but : that's still no reason to not encourage it!!!!!) Uh, hmmm, but isn't BFing a lot less expensive than FFing? I don't get it. WIC |
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(and I think your "Grrrr...." is too mild)
Well, yes.... but this is a family newsgroup and all! Naomi CAPPA Certified Lactation Educator (either remove spamblock or change address to to e-mail reply.) |
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I know a low-income stay-at-home mom that said, "Why would I breastfeed when I get
plenty of free formula from WIC?" She gets so much formula that she gives her 4-year old chocolate milk with formula in it once a day to use more of it up. Anna Richard wrote: Naomi Pardue wrote: : [ . . . ] : (I do get the feeling that the calendar is aimed at low income moms, so they : might be sort of assuming that these moms aren't going to be bfing anyway, but : that's still no reason to not encourage it!!!!!) Uh, hmmm, but isn't BFing a lot less expensive than FFing? I don't get it. (and I think your "Grrrr...." is too mild) Richard Micaela's dad |
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"Shannon G" wrote in message news:Ctlnb.33764$iq3.28763@okepread01...
"AlenasMom" wrote in message le.rogers.com... "Richard" wrote in message ... Naomi Pardue wrote: : [ . . . ] : (I do get the feeling that the calendar is aimed at low income moms, so they : might be sort of assuming that these moms aren't going to be bfing anyway, but : that's still no reason to not encourage it!!!!!) Uh, hmmm, but isn't BFing a lot less expensive than FFing? I don't get it. (and I think your "Grrrr...." is too mild) Richard Micaela's dad There have been studies showing that low income families are more likely to formula feed. My theory is that the moms may have to go back to work to help support the income... just a thought though. Also GRRR'd here Going back to work earlier than women with more resources AND free formula from WIC? And very possibly in jobs where they have less opportunity to pump, and less clout for lobbying to the boss for change. I believe Jess L. posted a lot of very relevent arguments to that effect a couple of years ago, though she may have blasted them out of the google archive by now. Not that I support ff, but I can see some of the influences. Irene |
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