Iron - does your child get enough?

Current adverts and packaging for Follow-On milks often tell parents that toddlers need this product in order to get the Iron levels they require in their diets.

For example, the very common advert from Moo & Gate (with the giggling toddler peeking round a huge beaker of Cow's Milk) presents us with the instant panic-fact:

8 out of 10 toddlers aren't meeting their recommended daily intake of IRON

Best?! It's Amazing

[General pages on this topic include this one from UNICEF, and this from LLL.]

BREAST IS BEST

First of all: it's important to understand that Breast isn't best... it's simply the normal way to feed a baby. It's the standard, which makes anything else sub-standard.

Breastfeeding is good for every part of baby's body--from the brain to the nappy area. Here's a list:

Twas ever thus

Breast was best for babies then, and it's best now...

Sweet filmclip can be accessed here, shows an interview with the comedienne Phyllis Diller.


Quotes attributed to her by the infamous Wikipedia:

"The reason why women don't play football is because eleven of them would never wear the same outfit in public."

"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight."

"Aim high, and you won't shoot your foot off."

"If you don't have wrinkles you haven't laughed enough."

"Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home."

You may also be interested in this clip about how things were for breastfeeding women 50 years ago, when La Leche League was founded.