Saturday, April 5: I got up at 3 a.m. Friday morning to make a crack-of-dawn flight home to Florida because I knew this would be the only chance I could see the family over a nine-day period. Unfortunately, I had to turn around today and fly to Syracuse for an event tomorrow morning at the New York State Fairgrounds. Good thing I’m on USAir this week with all the troubles American Airlines is having with their wire inspections.
Another reason I traveled so long to be home for one evening was that Nicki’s cousin and his family and small kids were visiting us for the weekend, so I wanted to see them. I also needed to make formula, which I did last night from 10:15 p.m. to 1:15 a.m., which meant I was up nearly twenty-four hours. No wonder I’m bleary-eyed.
My latest version of the formula takes even longer to make, which is why I was up the wee hours. I have switched up some of the ingredients since Samuel has had really bad eczema since he was born. I think his well-meaning foster mom gave him cortisone cream, but when we took custody, we certainly didn’t want to continue down that path. I had to alter some ingredients to put more raw fats in his formula. He’s already doing better.
This would be a good place for me to repeat my two basic infant and toddler formulas that you can make at home. I last printed these “recipes” for my blog on January 26. I’ve shared these formulas with many friends who swear by the results, but before using any infant or toddler formula with your child, please consult with your pediatrician or family practitioner. No parents should use this information without first seeking advice from their pediatrician or primary care physician.
Here are the formulas:
Ingredients for Infant Formula (makes 38 ounces)
• 24 oz. spring water
• 12 oz. goat’s milk (raw or pasteurized)
• ½ teaspoon children’s probiotic powder
• ½ teaspoon acerola cherry powder (17 percent vitamin C)
• 2 teaspoons whey protein concentrate
• 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
• 3 capsules buffalo liver or 3 capsules of colostrum
• 8 tablespoons mineral whey powder
• 1 teaspoon cod liver oil
• 1 teaspoon of butter oil
• 1 teaspoon sunflower oil
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin coconut oil
Ingredients for Toddler Formula (makes 50 ounces)
• 32 oz. coconut water (from fresh young or Thai coconuts available at your local health food store)
• 16 oz. raw or pasteurized goat's milk, raw or pasteurized non-homogenized grass-fed cow’s milk or raw cow’s milk colostrum
• ½ teaspoon children’s probiotic powder
• 1 teaspoon cod liver oil
• 1 teaspoon of butter oil or 1 teaspoon organic ghee (clarified butter)
• 1 teaspoon sunflower oil
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin coconut oil