AND, I SURVIVED... ALONG WITH MILLIONS OF OTHERS.
Two babies infected with rare bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula
The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant.
Thanks, Jean!
Fascinating history for sure!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684040/
At the height of the Roman Empire, between 300 BC and 400 AD, written contracts were formed with wet nurses to feed abandoned infants. The infants were usually unwanted females thrown onto rubbish piles. The wealthy purchased the infant as an inexpensive slave for future use, and the wet nurses—who were slaves themselves—fed the infant for up to 3 years. Contracts provided a detailed account of the wet nursing service, including duration of breastfeeding, clothing supplies, lamp oil, and payment for the service
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Makes you appreciate how good we have it, even for poor people in the United States compared to 2,000 years ago! Plenty of other amazing stuff in the article.
Wonderful topic, jean!
Not everyone breastfed before formula was invented.
https://www.upworthy.com/historian-of-infant-feeding-debunks-pre-formula-myths
LOL WE WERE RAISED ON SMUSHED UP ADULT FOOD. ONLY MY OLDEST SISTER WAS EVER BREAST FED & THAT DIDN'T LAST BUT A FEW WEEKS... MOM DIDN'T PRODUCE ENOUGH MILK.
WE GOT CORN SYRUP IN OUR MILK