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Thanks Carol,
It looks georgeous! I think I'll order one and
check it out. I did actually send a wholesale enquiry already to the publisher.
What kind of feed back have you got about the book?
Päivi
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Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 4:37 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Introducing
solids too early
Hi Paivi,
The book was published last year by Murdoch
Books. It is called 'baby & toddler food' you would need to speak to them
if you wanted to stock it. They have a website www.murdochbooks.com. You need to go to
their backlist and it is under Food for Life.
Thank you,
Carol
Carol Fallows
Fallows & Associates
ABN 57 776 135
100
Editorial, publishing and PR services
ph. 02 9969 1228 (bh) fax 9969
9526,
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 5:44
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Introducing
solids too early
Hi Carol,
Your book sounds great. Sometimes I think I
have to set up my own Publishing company in Finland and start to publish
good books on birth, breastfeeding and positive parenting. We just don't
have any good reads in our language. If your books is as good as it sounds I
would love to sell it in my store, even if it was only in english. So, is it
getting published??
Päivi
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 9:02
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
Introducing solids too early
Hi Justine,
Yes the formula and baby food industry is a
giant to be reconned with. But there is some light at the end of the
tunnel. I provide editorial services to www.essentialbaby.com.au and
there was recently a huge outcry over an advertisement saying formula
would help solve sleep problems - so much so that the ad was pulled
overnight. EB is a fairly powerful force in the parent/consumer world so
this has made a few waves. The only way we are going to get the big
companies to tow the line is by legislating and that is as likely to
happen as is the banning of bullbars! So while they can get away with it
they will go on doing so.
However it is my experience that it is worth
having a go and in order to get the message out to parents it is
better to play with the big boys rather than against them. If I was
writing a book on such a subject I would be taking a practical approach
that gave parents lots of strategies. Last year I wrote a book on baby
food with a nutritionist which was subtitled - recipes and practical
information for feeding babies and toddlers. We included a section on why babies don't need juice, another on
commercial baby foods - and why they are not essential and
another on how to read labels...The book looks good and the message
is 'you can feed your baby simply and easily and here's how,
beginning with breast milk for at least 6 months'. The other problem
is that of finding a publisher - we were asked to write this book by
Murdoch Books. I think I remember that Maureen Minchin had to self-publish
in the beginning?
Yes NHMRC has Infant Feeding Guidelines, though the
website says they are currently under review. Thanks for the reference to
the article in the Ecologist.
Carol Fallows Fallows & Associates ABN 57 776 135
100 Editorial, publishing and PR services ph. 02 9969 1228 (bh) fax
9969 9526 website: www.carolfallows.com.au
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 12:47
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
Introducing solids too early
Dear Carol and all
Very interesting re
the global perspective.
What we have now though is a gigantic
industry both the formula and baby food industry. In informing women of
the facts we but up against huge vested interests. I have been
mulling over a book idea but keep coming back to the thought of how it
would sell when it would critical analyse the benefits of much of the
commercial baby flap/trap. What do you think
Carol??
Only last night I checked labels again and the first
food products say 4-6 months. This is despite the WHO code, Does NHMRC
also have one?? I cant remember
Doesnt matter that most babies
cant sit up then!!
When I worked for a pollie a few yrs back we
successfully made Heinz re label rice cereal but I guess we only held
them to that produce so without any diligent monitoring the sell sell
approach remains unfettered.
Re the formula industry I red a
fascinating article that put all the arguments we know very succinctly.
It is from a UK journal called Ecologist
http://www.exacteditions.com/exact/browse/307/308/1267/3/22/0/
Well
worth a look
Justine
Caines
National Policy Co-ordinator
Maternity Coalition Inc
PO
Box 625
SCONE NSW 2329
Ph: (02) 65453612
Fax:
(02)65482902
Mob: 0408 210273
E-Mail:
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