I just want to butt in and mention that I am a bit dubious about the idea that alcohol isn't really harmful to all people let alone babies. The alcohol industry is very wealthy and powerful and has been around for a long time. To say IT IS FACT!! ignores the fact (!!!) not too long ago (and still today in some countries) it is also FACT that formula feeding is better than breastfeeding. It was also FACT that cigarette smoking was safe once upon a time! I have a copy of "Everywoman" that says smoking less than 10 cigarettes a day during pregnancy is perfectly healthy and will not negatively affect the baby in any way! I am not saying that it is better to formula feed than to breastfeed with x amount of alcohol in your system, far from it, what I'm saying is that those "facts" are not necessarily reliable when you're talking about large companies who probably do not want the full extent of the harmful effects of their products known (and obviously, formula companies could very well be included in that).
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