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Good question ClareC - I have been wondering the same myself. I know you can order it online and have it delivered, but don't know of anywhere local to buy it. The farmers market at Dulwich College is on tomorrow from 9-1, but from memory, there isn't anyone that usually attends that who would supply raw milk.

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Cows milk is absolutely not necessary for children - there is nothing wrong with having some, but you shouldn't feel at all that they must have milk drinks in their diet. If they are drinking some milk, a great choice is organic whole milk. Water is a much better drink for children. The best dairy in my opinion is plain live whole milk yoghurt, again, preferably organic. LittleEDFamily - nothing to worry about at all.

sleep is a blessed thing :)

Back to the original post - baby rice serves no nutritional benefit to the baby, so maybe worth just skipping it all together.

Well said apenn, agree 100%.

Supergolden88 - just wondered why you wanted her to stop sucking her thumb?

I am sure there is more to the story than has been briefly summarised up until now, however unless the mother presented a real danger to the child, can it be justified to remove the child from her and allow such limited contact? This can not surely be in the child's best interests.

Hey Ruth - if you google "Breastfeeding in countries of the European Union and EFTA: current and proposed recommendations, rationale, prevalence, duration and trends" a article comes up with a comparison between rates of BF in Sweden and the UK (those two countries were chosen as one represented very low rates (UK), and the other very high). Basically, in the 1970s, the Swedish government decided to try to improve their BF rates (which was 30% EBF at 2 months). They implemented a number of changes, such as a full year of properly paid maternity leave to give women the best chance to BF, full support for all women at birth in establishing breastfeeding, and various other support initiatives. The result was that now, 81% of mothers are still EBF at 2 months, with pretty much 100% breastfeeding from birth. It is absolutely expected by the medical profession and society that all mum's will breastfeed, expressing is really rare, breastfeeding in public is totally the norm, etc etc.

Our government should take a leaf out of Sweden's book. The attempts promote breastfeeding in this country fall so short. In Sweden they proved that you can radically increase breastfeeding rates, so I can't see the justification for our government not following the same model (except for "money" of course... but then as Saffron said, prevention is cheaper than cure).

By the way, teachers pay into their pensions schemes themselves, every month. It is deducted directly from their pay - trust me I know, my husband is a teacher and I scrutinize is payslips for every last drop!!

I know mima08, it is absolutely tragic isn't it. So sad.

http://www.change.org/petitions/worldwide-mothers-support-habiba-immf-give-her-baby-back

Hi Damzel - the main perceived benefit to drinking milk is calcium, which is in fact derived from many other food sources most likely already in your daughters diet. Just wanted to make the point that milk is not essential in the diet at all, and so if you think it might be causing her some probs can be left out without concern. S

Hi damzel - why not just cut out the drinking milk altogether? S

why is it bashing to discuss the content of breast milk or formula? It is not bashing to look at the facts. people feel bashed because of the judgements they make of themselves as a result of considering the facts.

Re: evidence showing nutritional benefits of breastmilk vs formula: http://www.bellybelly.com.au/pregnancy/baby-formula

New mother, you post is the most ill-informed, generalised and annoying thing I have ever read on this forum.

Could it be tiredness? My daughter gets a bit nippy when she is tired (and when she is teething or hungry...).

i am also looking for someone for my husband - are there 3 different Michael's recommended on this thread?!??!

I think it is an amazing thing to help a couple conceive. I was just wondering GinaG3 what your thoughts are on the fact that you would have a biological child(ren) in the world, entrusted to people that you don't know, that you wouldn't know, a sibling(s) for your daughter that she would never meet - or might meet and not know she was related to. Especially considering you are so keen to have more children yourself... I find it hard to fully get my head around, what do you think? (not trying to put you off just looking to explore the idea fully). S xx

Ok, from memory - clip the ergo round your waist. Lie the insert down on a bed, and lie your baby in it with her bum sat on the cushion part at the bottom. Strap the strap across. Scoop the insert up, and hold it against you, then bring up the rest of the carrier over the insert. I think your babies knees should be bent sort of up, so she is kind of crouching inside the carrier, and all contained within the carrier. x

http://www.authenticparenting.info/2011/06/your-belly-is-really-fat-body-shaming.html

Hi BB, With the insert, to you have the little cushion thing in the bottom? It is removeable, but it sits in the bottom of the insert. Sx