I'd questioned about that in an earlier post too. You're right, pumping or manual expression would have provided milk to be given from a bottle .. and would also have ensured a continued milk supply so that nursing could be resumed after the sore areas had healed.


Doreen

She had an excellent mid-wife and tried many of the items you mentioned...except the sheep goo. And keep in mind she raised the last two children the SAME way and the state gave them a clean bill of health. It wasn't until they started stuffing dead and processed food down their throat that they became very ill. Remember, none of these children have EVER been sick a day in their life...not even a mild case of sniffles!

People that are starving can't eat much to begin with, that's probably why they got sick. Plus, if they didn't go to a doctor, it's only THEIR word that the kids never got sick. Excuse me if I don't believe a word out of their mouths. Those 'dead' foods are far healthier than the garbage they were feeding those kids.

I wouldn't call what she was feeding them "garbage", just inadequate for the nutritional needs of a child.

Well, it might have been ok for them, but for a child, it was garbage.

rawfasting-- so it's your mission to go around anywhere this subject is discussed, trying to gather support for this family?

I was wondering about rawfasting too. He does not seem to have anything negative to say about the situation and is way too positive. Not even having sniffles is an extremely suspect fact unless they all lived in a bubble.

Personally, I would be worried if my children didn't get sick once in while.

As group we generally tend to be somewhat negative toward vegetarians or at least their prognosis for a long life. This is not first case of vegans failing to give adequate nutrition to their children, it will not be last.

She started feeding them nothing but wheat grass, spinach, tomato and avocado at 3 months of age? I find that a little hard to believe and I find it even harder to believe that any nurse midwife worth her license would advocate such a feeding plan for such a young infant having had training in the digestive development of infants and knowing full well that infants of that age lacked the digestive enzymes to even digest such foods at that age, pureed or otherwise. There is a reason why it's not recommended to introduce solid foods prior to a certain age (between 4 and 6 months); it's because infants lack the ability to digest them prior that time; they simply go in one end and out the other without changing much or providing any nutrition whatsover and probably produce quite a bit of gas and discomfort in the process. The fact that the autopsy report states that even the child's stool smelled grassy (just like the contents of her stomach), indicate that this is exactly what was happening.
The poor girl probably was toxic...from being unable to digest the foods she was being fed and slowly starving to death as well.

My understanding of wheatgrass juice is that it is highly nutritious. My late wife passed away with BC just over 6 years ago. During her final 3-4 days her flesh turned bluish/purple. Seemingly this often happens to persons on their deathbed. I juiced some fresh wheatgrass and she managed to take some. Very soon afterwards her flesh turned to its natural pink colouring and remained like this until her passing. The nurse caring for her expressed interest. Coincidence? I don't think so. My wife fully participated in the treatment from the medics and regretfully rejected any suggestions from myself until it was too late but, even that little incident proved that there is probably something beneficial in wheatgrass juice so I wouldn't under rate it.

To answer one of Groggy60's queries; for the past 5 years I have not had the cold nor the flu nor sniffles. Prevention is quite simple; take coconut. It contains lauric acid which destroys the protein envelope in which the virus hides from the immune system. It takes up to 12 hours to be effective once flu has been contacted. Add too olive leaf extract and the relief will be quicker. Add oregano virgin oil and relief will be rapid. Take coconut regularly and it will protect one from virus infections.

We cannot condemn Rawfasting for supporting this family otherwise we are at risk of having found the parents guilty in advance of the trial.

It may sound unconventional to feed a baby with wheatgrass juice simply because of our institutionalized thought processes but my guess is that the prosecution will find it difficult to prove that it is harmful. If the prosecution does not have the evidence then this could possibly be the reason why those parents have been remanded in custody for so long.

It looks as if the prosecution are hoping to prove this case on the tide of public opinion and prejudice rather than on evidence. It will be interesting to see how the prosecution proceeds with its case.

Whatever kind of alleged curative properties wheatgrass juice contains, it is not a sufficient source of nutrition for an infant.

Wheatgrass juice may be a good supplement, but it lacks the macronutrients needed to be a food item. It has less than a gram of protein and carbs in an ounce of juice. There just are not the calories in it that are needed to sustain life.

Infants under one year require pre-formed omega-3 EFA's ... specifically DHA and EPA. These essential fatty acids are found pre-formed in nature ONLY in animal source fats .. fish oils, brain tissue, and mother's milk. Most (but not all) adults and older children can convert ALA (alpha-linolenic acid) from flax and other vegetable oils to the vital form DHA. However, infants under one year of age lack the enzyme necessary for the conversion (delta-6 dehydrogenase) .. they MUST get DHA pre-formed from their food .. either breast milk or a suitably fortified infant formula. There are vegan soy formulas which provide DHA synthesized from yeasts.

ALA from vegetable oil has important function in the body, but only DHA and EPA can provide nutrients and fuel for a developing brain and nervous system, as well as the retina of the eyes.

Even the Food Pyramid acknowledges that children under 2 years of age have higher protein and fat requirements than older children and adults.


Doreen

Come on now, folk, you are reading into my post things that were not said. I confined my statement to the benefit of wheatgrass juice and while it is known that the mother fed her child with other substances some of which, of course, have been mentioned, but, presumably there would be food substances which the mother fed that would provide additional nutrition. As I don't know of those, then I am not in the position to comment.

I've only just seen this thread so I'm coming to it a bit late. The most disturbing part for me was the enemas. Giving wheatgrass enemas to a FIVE MONTH OLD?!

Unless the parents are psychotic and totally lacking in insight (i.e. are legally insane) than that is wilful child abuse right there. Hopefully they will having to adjust to prison food for a long, long time.

I'd love to see the reaction when they try to demand wheatgrass and a vegan diet in jail. Or better yet, the vaccinations and medical checkups!