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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

mucifer

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3. The vast majority of vegans do that. But, as with omnivore parents there are always a very

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 15, 2017, 09:43 AM

Jun 2017

tiny percentage who are neglectful and their children die. It can happen with vegans and it happens with omnivores.

The difference is that when it happens those few times with vegans who don't breast feed people use that as arguments against us and many believe we are care more about animals than we do about our babies.
But, if they used logic they would know that there would be so many many more infant deaths in the vegan community if they were correct in their belief that we can't have healthy kids.

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Just a reminder. There are lots of vegan women who breastfeed their healthy children. mucifer Jun 2017 #1

That was my first thought also. The infant grew inside her from her body, why not breastfeed uppityperson Jun 2017 #2

The vast majority of vegans do that. But, as with omnivore parents there are always a very mucifer Jun 2017 #3

Not every mother can breastfeed Warpy Jun 2017 #5

I am in the US but my milk said on the box "Not to be used as infant formula" lunasun Jun 2017 #4