Baby Food (WAS: Would love to hear your opinion on this.... about banana diet)

[Guest guest]

Marjorie,

 

I agree that the only healthful primary food for babies at this age is

mother's milk. At the same time, babies can begin to eat a bit of fruits.

The problems often arise when parents wean too early and introduce foods too

early, before the baby's metabolism is sufficiently developed to digest

those foods. For example, if one were to introduce bananas at 4 or 5 months,

a baby might actually develop a lifelong intolerance to bananas ... a MOST

unfortunate event!! Why? Because at that age, the baby's body is expecting

ONLY mother's milk and might interpret the banana (or anything else) as

foreign matter. This is why babies' bodies work SO hard to fight off formula

.... at a biological level, every part of their being knows it's not food for

them. And this is why babies push away so many of the foods we decide they

" need " . They NEED their own mother's milk ... pretty much to the exclusion

of most other foods, and pretty much up to age 3 or even 4. And yes, this

means that we are biologically designed to have small families. And there

are MANY other implications.

 

Please note that the ages I've chosen in this example are arbitrary. The

optimal food for babies and young children is their OWN mother's milk ...

just as with ALL the mammals.

 

Make sense?

 

Elchanan

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Marjorie

Thursday, May 17, 2007 8:41 PM

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] Would love to hear your opinion on this.... about

banana diet

 

 

Hi Sarah,

 

In my extensive experience with babies of 9 months (3 of my own,

numerous relatives, and daycare), ALL foods are constipating except

mama's milk.

 

Not to say your son can't have a banana to mouth and enjoy, but

mashing up and spoonfeeding bananas is introducing food into a gut

that is set up to digest milk.

 

Hope that helps clarify the banana question a bit...

 

Marjorie

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[Guest guest]

In a perfect world this would work great. But we cant be following our kids

to school to breastfeed them. Plus where I live this would be considered

child abuse and my kids would be taken away. Along with that most people

have jobs outside of the home so they can support their families and keep

roofs over their heads. I am finding alot of your comments to be judgmental

on how we raise our kids without leaving a chance to discuss. You talk as

though we are bad parents for not doing it the way you see it. When there

is not alotof information out there to support that this way is infact safe

for a child. I just feel your comments are picking at our abilities as

parents and the negitive. Do you have children, have you done everything

perfectly with them?

 

 

> " Elchanan " <Elchanan

>rawfood

><rawfood >

>[Raw Food] Baby Food (WAS: Would love to hear your opinion on

>this.... about banana diet)

>Fri, 18 May 2007 09:47:45 -0700

>

>Marjorie,

>

>I agree that the only healthful primary food for babies at this age is

>mother's milk. At the same time, babies can begin to eat a bit of fruits.

>The problems often arise when parents wean too early and introduce foods

>too

>early, before the baby's metabolism is sufficiently developed to digest

>those foods. For example, if one were to introduce bananas at 4 or 5

>months,

>a baby might actually develop a lifelong intolerance to bananas ... a MOST

>unfortunate event!! Why? Because at that age, the baby's body is expecting

>ONLY mother's milk and might interpret the banana (or anything else) as

>foreign matter. This is why babies' bodies work SO hard to fight off

>formula

>... at a biological level, every part of their being knows it's not food

>for

>them. And this is why babies push away so many of the foods we decide they

> " need " . They NEED their own mother's milk ... pretty much to the exclusion

>of most other foods, and pretty much up to age 3 or even 4. And yes, this

>means that we are biologically designed to have small families. And there

>are MANY other implications.

>

>Please note that the ages I've chosen in this example are arbitrary. The

>optimal food for babies and young children is their OWN mother's milk ...

>just as with ALL the mammals.

>

>Make sense?

>

>Elchanan

> _____

>

>rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

>Marjorie

>Thursday, May 17, 2007 8:41 PM

>rawfood

>Re: [Raw Food] Would love to hear your opinion on this.... about

>banana diet

>

>

>Hi Sarah,

>

>In my extensive experience with babies of 9 months (3 of my own,

>numerous relatives, and daycare), ALL foods are constipating except

>mama's milk.

>

>Not to say your son can't have a banana to mouth and enjoy, but

>mashing up and spoonfeeding bananas is introducing food into a gut

>that is set up to digest milk.

>

>Hope that helps clarify the banana question a bit...

>

>Marjorie

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>=29235/stime=1179459714/nc1=4299912/nc2=4025369/nc3=3>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone

 

I must admit I did used to feel that toddlers running over to their

mothers and yanking a breast out of their jumpers was a bit...yuk.

However, I think there's a lot in what Elchanan (and women who

breastfeed for a long time) are saying. I think there is a

possibility that 99% of society is in fact quite wrong about this...

 

However, what happened with my children was that I had intended to

breast-feed them for at least the first 12-15 months. However, at 9

and 10 months respectively, they started to bite me. Quite gently,

but I felt that was a 'hint'...!

 

Love

 

Debbie Took, Reading, UK

 

 

rawfood , " sarah shaw " <hppymummy wrote:

>

> In a perfect world this would work great. But we cant be following

our kids

> to school to breastfeed them. Plus where I live this would be

considered

> child abuse and my kids would be taken away. Along with that most

people

> have jobs outside of the home so they can support their families

and keep

> roofs over their heads. I am finding alot of your comments to be

judgmental

> on how we raise our kids without leaving a chance to discuss. You

talk as

> though we are bad parents for not doing it the way you see it.

When there

> is not alotof information out there to support that this way is

infact safe

> for a child. I just feel your comments are picking at our abilities

as

> parents and the negitive. Do you have children, have you done

everything

> perfectly with them?

>

>

> > " Elchanan " <Elchanan

> >rawfood

> ><rawfood >

> >[Raw Food] Baby Food (WAS: Would love to hear your

opinion on

> >this.... about banana diet)

> >Fri, 18 May 2007 09:47:45 -0700

> >

> >Marjorie,

> >

> >I agree that the only healthful primary food for babies at this

age is

> >mother's milk. At the same time, babies can begin to eat a bit of

fruits.

> >The problems often arise when parents wean too early and introduce

foods

> >too

> >early, before the baby's metabolism is sufficiently developed to

digest

> >those foods. For example, if one were to introduce bananas at 4 or

5

> >months,

> >a baby might actually develop a lifelong intolerance to

bananas ... a MOST

> >unfortunate event!! Why? Because at that age, the baby's body is

expecting

> >ONLY mother's milk and might interpret the banana (or anything

else) as

> >foreign matter. This is why babies' bodies work SO hard to fight

off

> >formula

> >... at a biological level, every part of their being knows it's

not food

> >for

> >them. And this is why babies push away so many of the foods we

decide they

> > " need " . They NEED their own mother's milk ... pretty much to the

exclusion

> >of most other foods, and pretty much up to age 3 or even 4. And

yes, this

> >means that we are biologically designed to have small families.

And there

> >are MANY other implications.

> >

> >Please note that the ages I've chosen in this example are

arbitrary. The

> >optimal food for babies and young children is their OWN mother's

milk ...

> >just as with ALL the mammals.

> >

> >Make sense?

> >

> >Elchanan

> > _____

> >

> >rawfood [rawfood ] On

Behalf Of

> >Marjorie

> >Thursday, May 17, 2007 8:41 PM

> >rawfood

> >Re: [Raw Food] Would love to hear your opinion on

this.... about

> >banana diet

> >

> >

> >Hi Sarah,

> >

> >In my extensive experience with babies of 9 months (3 of my own,

> >numerous relatives, and daycare), ALL foods are constipating except

> >mama's milk.

> >

> >Not to say your son can't have a banana to mouth and enjoy, but

> >mashing up and spoonfeeding bananas is introducing food into a gut

> >that is set up to digest milk.

> >

> >Hope that helps clarify the banana question a bit...

> >

> >Marjorie

> ><http://geo./serv?

s=97359714/grpId=5520395/grpspId=1705015482/msgId

> >=29235/stime=1179459714/nc1=4299912/nc2=4025369/nc3=3>

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Before I started looking into RFing and the like, I thought ALL

breastfeeding was gross! I was intent on giving my kids formal only

(mind you, I don't have any kids yet). Now, I'm rethinking that

whole idea! I still don't like the idea of a little baby latched

onto my nipple, but I wouldn't mind pumping for a long while!

 

Jenn

 

 

rawfood , " deborah164951 " <thisgeneration

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone

>

> I must admit I did used to feel that toddlers running over to

their

> mothers and yanking a breast out of their jumpers was a

bit...yuk.

> However, I think there's a lot in what Elchanan (and women who

> breastfeed for a long time) are saying. I think there is a

> possibility that 99% of society is in fact quite wrong about

this...

>

> However, what happened with my children was that I had intended to

> breast-feed them for at least the first 12-15 months. However, at

9

> and 10 months respectively, they started to bite me. Quite

gently,

> but I felt that was a 'hint'...!

>

> Love

>

> Debbie Took, Reading, UK

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am new to group, but I have to tell you...My daughter didn't latch on ever

and I didn't have the proper support at the time ot anyone to help me learn

how to breastfeed. I pumped milk for my daughter for 6 weeks and then had

to stop. By the time you pump, clean the bottles and the everything else,

feed and change the baby it is time to pump again. I was either feeding the

baby or pumping milk for the baby and nothing else. Don't rule out

breastfeeding just yet. Wait until that sweet little baby is placed in your

arms for the first time and then see how you feel. I will always be sad that

I couldn't breastfeed my daughter.

 

Hugs

 

Caroline

 

 

rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

rabbit_is_wise_04

Monday, May 21, 2007 11:47 AM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Baby Food (WAS: Would love to hear your opinion on

this.... about banana diet)

 

Before I started looking into RFing and the like, I thought ALL

breastfeeding was gross! I was intent on giving my kids formal only (mind

you, I don't have any kids yet). Now, I'm rethinking that whole idea! I

still don't like the idea of a little baby latched onto my nipple, but I

wouldn't mind pumping for a long while!

 

Jenn

 

 

rawfood , " deborah164951 " <thisgeneration

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone

>

> I must admit I did used to feel that toddlers running over to

their

> mothers and yanking a breast out of their jumpers was a

bit...yuk.

> However, I think there's a lot in what Elchanan (and women who

> breastfeed for a long time) are saying. I think there is a

> possibility that 99% of society is in fact quite wrong about

this...

>

> However, what happened with my children was that I had intended to

> breast-feed them for at least the first 12-15 months. However, at

9

> and 10 months respectively, they started to bite me. Quite

gently,

> but I felt that was a 'hint'...!

>

> Love

>

> Debbie Took, Reading, UK

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I to felt this way to but I wanted the best for my kids so I tried the whole

nursing thing with my son and was totally uncomfortable so I pumped for 7

months than when my second came along I tried again and could not get

comfortable so again I pumped for 9months and when the next one comes I will

pump again but this time will be for longer. It can be done it is more time

consuming but I found it to be convienient for outings and trips to nana's.

It is good you are getting yourself ready you will be a pro by the time you

have a child.

 

 

> " rabbit_is_wise_04 " <jennifersmith

>rawfood

>rawfood

>[Raw Food] Re: Baby Food (WAS: Would love to hear your opinion on

>this.... about banana diet)

>Mon, 21 May 2007 15:46:39 -0000

>

>Before I started looking into RFing and the like, I thought ALL

>breastfeeding was gross! I was intent on giving my kids formal only

>(mind you, I don't have any kids yet). Now, I'm rethinking that

>whole idea! I still don't like the idea of a little baby latched

>onto my nipple, but I wouldn't mind pumping for a long while!

>

>Jenn

>

>

>rawfood , " deborah164951 " <thisgeneration

>wrote:

> >

> > Hi everyone

> >

> > I must admit I did used to feel that toddlers running over to

>their

> > mothers and yanking a breast out of their jumpers was a

>bit...yuk.

> > However, I think there's a lot in what Elchanan (and women who

> > breastfeed for a long time) are saying. I think there is a

> > possibility that 99% of society is in fact quite wrong about

>this...

> >

> > However, what happened with my children was that I had intended to

> > breast-feed them for at least the first 12-15 months. However, at

>9

> > and 10 months respectively, they started to bite me. Quite

>gently,

> > but I felt that was a 'hint'...!

> >

> > Love

> >

> > Debbie Took, Reading, UK

> >

> >

>

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Caroline,

 

Breastfeeding is such a natural part of child bearing. Not only in the

nourishment of the child and passing on anti-bodies, but the physical advantages

of getting the uterus back in shape for the mother. The bonding and quiet time

you have with the child is wonderful for both. My granddaughter came to live

with me when she was pregnant and wanted to breastfeed. She had large breasts

and inverted nipples which made breastfeeding a little difficult, but not

impossible. I kept encouraging her to stay with it and not give up. She nursed

her baby for over a year and got her off to a good start.

 

Sharon

In our hearts we plan our day, but it is God who determines our steps. Proverbs

16:9

Caroline writes: My daughter didn't latch on ever

and I didn't have the proper support at the time ot anyone to help me learn

how to breastfeed. I pumped milk for my daughter for 6 weeks and then had

to stop. By the time you pump, clean the bottles and the everything else,

feed and change the baby it is time to pump again. I was either feeding the

baby or pumping milk for the baby and nothing else. Don't rule out

breastfeeding just yet. Wait until that sweet little baby is placed in your

arms for the first time and then see how you feel. I will always be sad that

I couldn't breastfeed my daughter.