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You can’t give a baby Carnation!
Woman's Weekly / 20th March 1965
You really can’t, y’know. The NHS say so. The main problem is that it’s cow’s milk, which shouldn’t be given to a baby under 1 year old, due to it not having the correct nutrients and being difficult for a baby to digest. Formula milk IS cow’s milk, but it’s specially treated so it fits a baby’s needs, which I’m pretty sure is more extensive than the milk being in ‘globules’. So this advert was really rather irresponsible! Horray! I found this fascinating article on weaning whilst researching for this post, which details some hair-raising ideas from the not-so-distant past!
Tags: Carnation, dodgy advice, food, health, motherhood
2 Comments
Tanya Jones on 4 May 2011 @ 7pm
Glad to be of assistance! I expect those misled mothers had more than their fair share of poo-filled nappies to deal with…dear oh dear. I’ll seek that book out, as I did find the research interesting! Thanks!
Jo Wittams on 2 May 2011 @ 9pm
oooo, relevant for my course, thanks! poor carnation fed babies, amazing how resilient humans are…. read The Politics of Breastfeeding if it has piqued your interest :)