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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this is psychopathic. AAP says that even if your baby is so jaundiced *they need phototherapy*, they STILL should not get formula unless they are literally on the verge of needing a blood transfusion:

“ The need for phototherapy in an otherwise healthy infant without signs of dehydration and/or insufficient intake is not an indication for supplementation with formula, unless bilirubin concentrations are approaching exchange transfusion levels.”

JFC. They are literally advocating that babies go just to the line of severe jaundice and brain damage, just to avoid a bottle of formula.

At this point, I truly feel like there is a cultish devotion to “exclusive breast feeding” at the AAP and other public health organizations that has nothing to do with the wellbeing of infants and mothers. It’s about exerting moral control over women and their bodies… what women may want and need is irrelevant; they have to do what AAP dictates is the way to use their bodies. Yes there is a “health exception” (sound familiar?) but it only kicks in if the infant is one step away from serious harm … and the mental state and preference of the mother are irrelevant. [/quote]

Because phototherapy is the treatment for jaundice, and formula is not? The line you quoted specifically says if the baby needs formula for *food* (that’s what “insufficient intake” means) it is indicated.

When you are the only person in a thread calling everything psycho, bonkers, insane etc. have you considered the possibility that the call is coming from inside the house? [/quote]

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