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From: "Diana W" <>
Subject: Fw: [AUS-VIC-NorWest] Your comments appreciated
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 10:56:38 +1000


I had not responded to the group the first time as I did not want to clog up
the list, so this was my response to Beryl.

Diana W. in Hoppers Crossing, Victoria, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diana W" <>
To: "Beryl OGorman" <>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-NorWest] Your comments appreciated


> Hi there Beryl,
>
> Wonder if it might have been a case of gastric reflux, you know where the
> baby vomits up everything it takes in. My second child, my boy had it
> mildly but never found out what it was till the third one was born, my
> second daughter, with severe case of it and was very good at it, (vomiting
> that is) for the first 18 months of her life, amazing how she survived
> really. Needless to say she was the last one also.
>
> I suppose back then they would not have known what was causing the baby to
> vomit and may have felt the mothers milk was not agreeing with the baby.
>
> I just remembered that they actually told me that it was my milk at first,
> and I remember feeling terrible that my milk was making the baby this ill,
> then after lots more investigating they found out what it was.

> Just a thought anyway.
>
> Diana W. in Hoppers Crossing, Victoria, Australia
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Beryl OGorman" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 7:10 PM
> Subject: [AUS-VIC-NorWest] Your comments appreciated
>
>
> > Hi Folks
> >
> > Interested in hearing your comments on the following. I find it a bit
hard
> to believe given all the hype about mother's milk and breastfeeding.
> >
> > "My mother told me it was very sad. The babies would get sick and they
> would take them to Hamilton from Byaduk and she would see her mum come
home
> without the baby as it had died. They finally found out that Granny
Laura's
> milk did not agree with them and of course cow's milk was not obtainable
> like it is today." (Interview with an elderly cousin)
> >
> > Beryl O'Gorman
> > Greensborough Victoria Australia
> > List Admin
> >
> >
> >
> > ==== AUS-VIC-NORTHWEST Mailing List ====
> > The BAKER family in the Wimmera
> > http://www.users.bigpond.com/Tall_Trees/cmh/baker.htm
> >
>

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