On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:24:13 +0100, "Ophelia"
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>> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 09:02:11 -0400, S Viemeister
>> > wrote:
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>>>On 8/10/2013 7:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>>> It sounds odd to me! Electric kettles have been ubiquitous here for
>>>> decades. It sounds very strange to hear them talked about as something
>>>> unusual. We do have a gas kettle but it is only used if something
>>>> happens to the electricity
>>>>
>>>Out power was out for nearly a week last year, so I dug out my ancient
>>>non-electric kettle. It hadn't been used in years - what I didn't know,
>>>was that it had been oxidising, and when I put it on the hob, a teensy
>>>pinhole leak put out the gas...fortunately I noticed before anything
>>>dreadful could happen.
>>>
>>>We now have a new kettle for emergency use.
>>
>> I have a small propane burner for power out times, ironically when
>> Hurricane Juan visited and I lived out of town and lost power for ten
>> days I had to part with it to a couple along the way with new born
>> infant and no way to heat bottles. IMO that was a great case for
>> breast feeding but I held my tongue
>
> I never needed to hear a case! To me it was the natural, most nourishing
>and safest way

For me it was the lazy persons way, as well as all the good reasons!
Breast feed until they are old enough to have cow's milk without
sterilisng bottles.

Mind you, breast feeding can be very difficult at times and some women
can just not produce the amount, or any milk, but every day that you
can is of benefit to the child's immune system.

JB


JB

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"JBurns" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:24:13 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>>> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 09:02:11 -0400, S Viemeister
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 8/10/2013 7:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It sounds odd to me! Electric kettles have been ubiquitous here for
>>>>> decades. It sounds very strange to hear them talked about as
>>>>> something
>>>>> unusual. We do have a gas kettle but it is only used if something
>>>>> happens to the electricity
>>>>>
>>>>Out power was out for nearly a week last year, so I dug out my ancient
>>>>non-electric kettle. It hadn't been used in years - what I didn't know,
>>>>was that it had been oxidising, and when I put it on the hob, a teensy
>>>>pinhole leak put out the gas...fortunately I noticed before anything
>>>>dreadful could happen.
>>>>
>>>>We now have a new kettle for emergency use.
>>>
>>> I have a small propane burner for power out times, ironically when
>>> Hurricane Juan visited and I lived out of town and lost power for ten
>>> days I had to part with it to a couple along the way with new born
>>> infant and no way to heat bottles. IMO that was a great case for
>>> breast feeding but I held my tongue
>>
>> I never needed to hear a case! To me it was the natural, most
>>nourishing
>>and safest way
>
> For me it was the lazy persons way, as well as all the good reasons!
> Breast feed until they are old enough to have cow's milk without
> sterilisng bottles.
>
> Mind you, breast feeding can be very difficult at times and some women
> can just not produce the amount, or any milk, but every day that you
> can is of benefit to the child's immune system.

Yes. I feel sorry for people who want to and can't Very important for
the immune system!
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On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:07:21 -0300, wrote:

>On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 01:19:22 +0800, JBurns >
>wrote:
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>>For me it was the lazy persons way, as well as all the good reasons!
>>Breast feed until they are old enough to have cow's milk without
>>sterilisng bottles.
>>
>>Mind you, breast feeding can be very difficult at times and some women
>>can just not produce the amount, or any milk, but every day that you
>>can is of benefit to the child's immune system.
>>
>>JB
>
>Definitely lazy at 2a.m. to have it on tap

Many nursing mothers express milk into bottles and store it in the
fridge to use at those inconvenient times... what do you think breast
pumps are for?

>Yes, there are a few
>people who cannot, in the old days that was the idea behind wet
>nurses.

What old days... there are still wet nurses, more than ever .