Along the same lines, I was thinking today about formula. Giving Ezra formula was never an option, because he displayed allergies to cow's milk protein, and possibly soy, the 2 main options for formula (unless you want to spend thousands on chemically created hypoallergenic formula made of God-knows what--no thank you!). His tummy could only handle mommy's milk. So I was thinking, what if we had formula modified from actual humans' milk? I got an image of hard-working women at an assembly line donating their milk. And my thought was--gross!! Just like I know everyone else's would be. My mind went to their diet, health, medications, chemical exposure, vitamins, possible contamination, and so on.
I offer you this strange image because it sparked a thought--why don't we have the same concern for the actual formulas that we buy for our babies? What is the diet of those cows? How is their health? What kind of medications are they given? How sanitary are the facilities? And why would it be so gross to have formula processed from our intended source?
I know I don't know much about baby formula or how it is created, except that it has a base of cow's milk. And while I'm sure I would have looked for an organic option, it still doesn't answer any of those questions. Here are the ingredients on an organic label: Organic Reduced Minerals Whey, Organic Non-Fat Milk, Organic Lactose, Organic Glucose Syrup Solids, Organic Palm Oil Or Organic Palm Olein, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic High Oleic (Safflower Or Sunflower Oil), Organic Soy Oil, Organic Whey Protein Concentrate. Then of course they are fortified with vitamins.
I'm not really making a statement here. Just thinking publicly.
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