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wolf	12-30-2004 01:19 PM

Breast milk, as I recall, is "specially formulated" though some miraculous process* and what's made for one baby will not necessarily be beneficial for another.

* meaning "through some arcane natural biologic process that I do not fully understand and therefore equate with magick"

jinx	12-30-2004 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torrere

Has anyone thought about bottling breast milk and selling it in grocery stores?

Many jobless mothers would be able to get work (and good food), and mothers who were unable to produce their own would be able to get breast milk for their children.

The percentage of women who want to breastfeed but can't produce milk is incredibly small... much too small I would think to make it a profitable commercial venture. However, if you know someone in need, there are milk banks.

glatt

12-30-2004 01:25 PM

Besides, why bottle it when you can hire a "wet nurse?"

jinx	12-30-2004 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Breast milk, as I recall, is "specially formulated" though some miraculous process* and what's made for one baby will not necessarily be beneficial for another.

As far as antibodies, yes you're right - not so much for nutrition though. Of course, you're not getting any relevant antibodies from powdered cow milk either.

jinx	01-11-2005 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

i keep coming back to this because it really bugs me. i've been reading what i could find on this situation and something jumped out at me. we, western "christian" nation are villified for not doing more. indonesia has more muslim inhabitants than any other nation, meaning that many who are in dire need right now are islamic. can you guess how much money the oil producing, islamic nations of the middle east have committed to sending to help their brethren??? it would have to be a guess, since there is not one word of mention on the issue.

Saudis: $30 million.

Donations by country: here

lookout123

01-11-2005 08:00 PM

thanks jinx. that was more of a time sensitive post, but thanks for the info.

Griff

01-11-2005 08:05 PM

Time sensitive posts are tw's dept.

lookout123

01-11-2005 08:06 PM

i thought infallible and allknowing was tw's department. :confused:

richlevy

01-11-2005 08:19 PM

Saudi Arabia

GDP:
purchasing power parity - $287.8 billion (2004 est.)

Donations - Saudi Arabia 30.00 (101.13) Govt/Private in millions

United States

GDP:
purchasing power parity - $10.99 trillion (2004 est.)
Donations - USA 350.00 (324.00) Govt/Private in millions

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