"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:16:28 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>On Sat 12 Jul 2008 06:23:37p, Woolstitcher told us...
>>
>>>
>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>>> 6.120...
>>>> On Sat 12 Jul 2008 05:43:56p, Billy told us...
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:29:56 -0400, "Woolstitcher"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>ohhhh baby mine. )
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't give it to your baby. You didn't know that?
>>>>
>>>> Why? Will the bees come and carry it off? Sort of like the flying
>>>> monkeys and Toto?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, first there is no good reason to give sweets to babies. Honey,
>>> sugar, etc. My kids were not given any sweets or sweet foods when
>>> young, their baby food was home made veggies and they are the most
>>> wonderful advntuous eaters. I'm sure that is why.
>>> However w/ babies and honey (raw or not) it's dangerous. Especially raw
>>> honey. Raw honey has bacteria (botulism) that a baby can't deal with.
>>> An adult has no problem but it can kill a baby. Also, if the baby has
>>> an unknown bee allergy the reaction can be so bad that the baby may die.
>>> There is lots of information about babies and honey on the net, this is
>>> just a little info I found:
>>>
>>> o Infant botulism is a form of paralysis that results from the blockage
>>> of nerve impulse transmission by the toxin of a microorganism named
>>> Clostridium botulinum.
>>>
>>> o Infant botulism is a serious disease that may strike some infants
>>> under one year of age. After ingestion, C. botulinum spores can
>>> germinate and grow in the lower bowel of some very young infants.
>>>
>>> o Newborn babies have no intestinal microflora and thus apparently are
>>> susceptible to C. botulinum infection until their intestinal microflora
>>> develop (during the first few months after birth).
>>>
>>> o Healthy children and adults with normal intestinal microflora are
>>> resistant to intestinal botulism and are able to ingest botulinum spores
>>> without harm.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Thanks, I didn't know that. I've never had children.
>
> if you do, don't baste them with honey.
>
> your pal,
> blake
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lol, but it makes them soooooooo much sweeter!