Comments on: Breast Milk Bust in Haiti? http://www.birthactivist.com/2010/01/breast-milk-bust-in-haiti/ bloggin' for better births Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Erinn http://www.birthactivist.com/2010/01/breast-milk-bust-in-haiti/comment-page-1/#comment-3611 Erinn Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:26:34 +0000 http://www.birthactivist.com/?p=1192#comment-3611 I said it on Twitter, and I'll say it again here: it's incredibly sad that our culture is convinced that food from a box (in its respective forms for babies and adults) is better than what comes from the hand (or breast, as the case may be) of Mother Nature. It's also sad that the relief effort over there is so scattered. I watched on the news as a helicopter made a food drop at the edge of a tent city, causing a riot. How is that helping?? I said it on Twitter, and I’ll say it again here: it’s incredibly sad that our culture is convinced that food from a box (in its respective forms for babies and adults) is better than what comes from the hand (or breast, as the case may be) of Mother Nature.

It’s also sad that the relief effort over there is so scattered. I watched on the news as a helicopter made a food drop at the edge of a tent city, causing a riot. How is that helping??

]]> By: Fun Mama - Deanna http://www.birthactivist.com/2010/01/breast-milk-bust-in-haiti/comment-page-1/#comment-3610 Fun Mama - Deanna Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:59:40 +0000 http://www.birthactivist.com/?p=1192#comment-3610 I posted about the request for donations earlier in the week, so I felt the need today to post a retraction. The part about best practices really bugged me though, so I'm glad you wrote about it. I edited my post from today to link here. I couldn't believe how the article just completely dismissed breastmilk. I posted about the request for donations earlier in the week, so I felt the need today to post a retraction. The part about best practices really bugged me though, so I’m glad you wrote about it. I edited my post from today to link here. I couldn’t believe how the article just completely dismissed breastmilk.

]]> By: Naomi http://www.birthactivist.com/2010/01/breast-milk-bust-in-haiti/comment-page-1/#comment-3609 Naomi Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:59:37 +0000 http://www.birthactivist.com/?p=1192#comment-3609 UGG!!!!!! It is like they have no brain (MSNBC) or they are getting kickbacks from(or paritaly owned) by a formula company...now people won't donate so much formula if they think those babies are getting donated breastmilk! UGG!!!!!! It is like they have no brain (MSNBC) or they are getting kickbacks from(or paritaly owned) by a formula company…now people won’t donate so much formula if they think those babies are getting donated breastmilk!

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