1865 Justus Von Liebig’s Soup for Infants was introduced to market. Liebig’s formula was made of cow’s milk, wheat, malt flour and potassium bicarbonate. Trust was in short supply for quite a while so it did not take off quickly. However it did take off.
The first commercial brands found their way to market in the 1970's. The prior 25 years before that places like in the UK used dried, powdered skimmed cow's milk.
Without wet nurses when the mother milk dried up the baby died without goat or cows milk. Weaning protocols were much different as well. Introduction of eggs in 6 weeks was not uncommon in the 40's and 50's. In the 40s and 50s, babies would be given small amounts of solids early on.
Even babies that are exclusively breastfeed, need vitamin supplementation.
No animal milk has sufficient iron for an infant. Wow.
1865 Justus Von Liebig’s Soup for Infants was introduced to market. Liebig’s formula was made of cow’s milk, wheat, malt flour and potassium bicarbonate. Trust was in short supply for quite a while so it did not take off quickly. However it did take off.
The first commercial brands found their way to market in the 1970's. The prior 25 years before that places like in the UK used dried, powdered skimmed cow's milk.
Without wet nurses when the mother milk dried up the baby died without goat or cows milk. Weaning protocols were much different as well. Introduction of eggs in 6 weeks was not uncommon in the 40's and 50's. In the 40s and 50s, babies would be given small amounts of solids early on.
Even babies that are exclusively breastfeed, need vitamin supplementation.