Rolo

Following on from the thread that mentioned that eating more dairy products could improve your chances of conceiving, I'm a bit put off dairy after I heard that because of the hormones that they inject into the cows so that they keep lactating, their poor udders get infected through constant use and therefore causes them to leak pus which obviously gets into the milk which we drink. And this is the worst part.. They are legally allowed to sell milk which is made up from a quarter of pus. Now that is truly rank and has completely put me off dairy products all together.. so i think i'll stick to rice milk and soy milk!

TrixieLox

My friend was brought up in a farm and she said the pus thing is not true and an urban myth!!!! But hey, if that's what you've heard, it might be that some farms are like that ... gross!

Anyway, once you fall PG, your midwife bangs on about making sure you drink milk as it's an essential part of helping your baby grow, particularly in the first 3 months. I'm not sure if they specify what sort of milk but I have a feeling it's cow milk they dish out to underprivelged pregnant women (Swiss Miss knows about this I think) so u might wanna check that out b4 dismissing cow's milk. It might make u feel bluh but it might be essential for a developing baby - and remember that in the first 2 weeks of it's life, u might not yet know your PG and drinking milk then might be important.

Remember, there's a lot of urban myths out there too about food and such so don't beleive everything u hear!!!!!! x

Mervs Mum

^^^^ She's right ya know!

TrixieLox

About the pus?!

Mervs Mum

Everything you said!
Some of my Mum's side are dairy farmers. I dont like the idea of keeping the cows lactating but I was lead to believe it was simply the repeated milking that keeps it coming much like a woman breast feeding - I may be wrong.

Rolo

..Just found this on the 'milksucks' website...

Dairy products are a health hazard. They contain no fiber or complex carbohydrates and are laden with saturated fat and cholesterol. They are contaminated with cow's blood and pus and are frequently contaminated with pesticides, hormones, and antibiotics. Dairy products are linked to allergies, constipation, obesity, heart disease, cancer, and other diseases.

The late Dr. Benjamin Spock, America's leading authority on child care, spoke out against feeding cow's milk to children, saying it can cause anemia, allergies, and insulin-dependent diabetes and in the long term, will set kids up for obesity and heart disease, America's number one cause of death.

And dairy products may actually cause osteoporosis, not prevent it, since their high-protein content leaches calcium from the body. Population studies, backed up by a groundbreaking Harvard study of more than 75,000 nurses, suggest that drinking milk can actually cause osteoporosis.

Mervs Mum

Milksucks - I wonder what their slant on it is?? Not sure they are the most objective group......

The wording is very provocative. Starting a sentence with 'DR So and so speak out about feeding milk to kids....and end ending it with 'setting them up for obesity and heart disease, America's number one cause of death'
I dont believe for a minute America's problem with obesity and heart disease can be linked to kids drinking cows milk.

Rolo

I think it's usually more the Corporate-owned factories than the small family farms that are doing this.

Mervs Mum

The late Dr. Benjamin Spock says ALL milk sucks according to that!

lfc_sarah

Im not bothered!