This is such a touching video! My wake up call was getting very ill with Fibromyalgia and then reading how chemicals likely not only made my fibro worse but maybe the reason I have fibro. Everyday when my muscles hurt and I'm to tired to get out of bed I remember that chemicals could be doing this to me and that is something I don't want for anyone else.
I also have asthma (currently on steroids and breathing treatments for it) which is caused by toxins often and often made worse by all the toxins. Yet another thing people shouldn't have to deal with.
Wow . Wow. Wow. I must post this on my blog too. It says so much doesn't it? I truly believe in the power of small changes! Thanks so much for sharing this.
I liked the video overall but I have one issue - I fear that less knowledgeable parents might misinterpret the "chemicals in breastmilk" bit. I suppose the makers of the video put that in because they saw breastmilk as something good and essential, and therefore find chemicals in breastmilk especially horrifying. I feel that way too. But I think someone else could see that part and think (wrongly) "formula is better since my breastmilk is polluted". This unintended message was reinforced at the end, with a picture showing a baby happily drinking from a bottle (there were no pictures of breastfeeding children that I saw).
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This is such a touching video! My wake up call was getting very ill with Fibromyalgia and then reading how chemicals likely not only made my fibro worse but maybe the reason I have fibro. Everyday when my muscles hurt and I'm to tired to get out of bed I remember that chemicals could be doing this to me and that is something I don't want for anyone else.
I also have asthma (currently on steroids and breathing treatments for it) which is caused by toxins often and often made worse by all the toxins. Yet another thing people shouldn't have to deal with.
Wow . Wow. Wow. I must post this on my blog too. It says so much doesn't it? I truly believe in the power of small changes! Thanks so much for sharing this.
I liked the video overall but I have one issue - I fear that less knowledgeable parents might misinterpret the "chemicals in breastmilk" bit. I suppose the makers of the video put that in because they saw breastmilk as something good and essential, and therefore find chemicals in breastmilk especially horrifying. I feel that way too. But I think someone else could see that part and think (wrongly) "formula is better since my breastmilk is polluted". This unintended message was reinforced at the end, with a picture showing a baby happily drinking from a bottle (there were no pictures of breastfeeding children that I saw).
You know, C12VT-- that hit me too during the video, but then I just got caught up in the rest of it.
Absolutely, breast feeding is best for babies! Despite this information. I do worry about that impact as well. Thanks for bringing that up.
Katy
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