Not exact matches
I know the argument
against it - fear that
formula feeds would be diluted for the pack to last longer, cows
milk being used instead of
formula.
For mothers who can not or choose not to breastfeed, there is limited evidence that hydrolyzed cow's
milk formula has a preventive effect
against atopic dermatitis compared with intact cow's
milk formula.
While they've personally never attacked me (despite the fact that my first child regularly received
formula in addition to breast
milk), their slights
against other women raise my hackles and I feel the need to jump into the fray.
Picard15 wrote that in order to stop the abundant flow of
milk from a bottle with an artificial nipple (with a large hole in the end), the infant was forced to hold the tongue up
against the hole in the nipple to prevent the
formula from gushing forth.
My
formula - fed 16 - month - old is a very bright, active child who has not had ear infections or any other health concerns that breast
milk is supposed to guard
against.
Although
formula companies can duplicate the nutrient composition of mother «s
milk, they can not reproduce all the components offering protection
against harmful microorganisms.
Dr. William Sears in The Baby Book recommends
against soy
formula as a first choice for many reasons including that «30 - 50 percent of infants who are allergic to cow's
milk protein are also allergic to soy protein,» and that «giving an infant soy at a young age, when intestines are more permeable to allergens, may predispose the child to soy allergies later on, even as an adult.»
Certain elements in breastmilk are not in artificial baby
milk (
formula) even though we have known of their importance to the baby for several years — for example, antibodies and cells for protection of the baby
against infection, and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids for optimal development of the baby's vision and brain.
Formula does not contain any of the antibodies found in breast
milk and thus does not improve the immunity of the child
against certain infections.
TERESA PITMAN: Yeah certainly, donor
milk the World Health Organization recommends that, that donor
milk is certainly superior to
formula in terms of protecting the baby
against infections and other conditions.
If you're feeding your baby home made
formula with raw
milk — I'm going to judge you If you try for a freebirth — judge If you're having an hbac7c
against all medical advice — judge If you're making how you feed you baby about YOU and not feeding the baby — I'm going to judge you.
Remember, Baby
Milk Action and others have won cases
against formula companies misleading parents in their promotion of
formula to the public.
In our NICU, the really young babies get donor
milk if mom's supply isn't enough (it's protective
against a potentially - fatal complication called Necrotizing Enterocolotis), but after a certain point, they had to be supplemented with
formula.
definitely, our moms were told by their pediatricians and their obstetricians, that
formula was just as equally beneficial as breast
milk and that's kind of what they knew at the time and so, you know, we can't hold it
against our moms at all, but, you know, I know my mom for example, breastfed me till I was six weeks old and then was told by her..., by my pediatrician that she was killing me because I had a lot of gas and stuff like that, so I was immediately taken off breast
milk and given
formula.
So
formula can't provide a baby with the added protection
against infection and illness that breast
milk does.
However, breast
milk also offers a protection
against this circumstance: breast
milk is less irritating to the middle ear than infant
formula.
To name a few of these benefits is Breast
milk contains immunities to diseases and aids in the development of baby's immune system, Breast
milk is more digestible than
formula, protects
against Crohn's disease, protects baby
against diarrheal infections, and so much more so many to name that it would need it's own blog post so I don't want to steer away from the point of this blog.
I bought every single
formula type at my store; taste tested it
against my breast
milk to see which one tasted most like my breast
milk.
I mean, the carbs, fats (including 200 fatty acids - not just the one or two added - from weird sources - into
formula), proteins (including lactoferrin, which isn't in
formula or any regular foods, & inhibits the growth of bacteria such as E.coli in the gastrointestinal system - actually it appears to be extracted as a supplement for a many causes, see: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-49-LACTOFERRIN.aspx?activeIngredientId=49&activeIngredientName=LACTOFERRIN), vitamins, minerals, water, immunoblobulins, lysozyme (one of 20 active enzymes in human
milk, this one provides an antibacterial factor
against enterobacteriaceae and gram + bacteria), other digestive enzymes not in other sources include lipase and amylase, prostaglandins, bile salts, EGF (promotes healing and growth of gut mucosa), cytokines, CCK....
Stuebe in the past has pushed back
against Fed Is Best's campaign for all parents to be warned about rare brain damage risks that can result from insufficient breast
milk supply, writing that it could threaten the effort to normalize exclusive breastfeeding and unnecessarily expose newborns to supplemental
formula feeding, which could jeopardize the establishment of a consistent breastfeeding routine.
For example, animal studies have demonstrated that the expression of P - glycoprotein, a broad - specificity transmembrane transporter on intestinal enterocytes, is induced by breast
milk (and not
formula exposure) and is protective
against experimental colitis (3).
Pfizer / Wyeth has another ruling
against it today from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) following a complaint brought by Baby
Milk Action, this time
against an email campaign for its SMA brand of
formula.
Note: Baby
Milk Action's partners in the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) in Italy successfully campaigned
against a cartel of
formula companies keeping prices artificially high there.
International guidelines for emergency feeding caution
against accepting donations of
formula milk.
In 2012, the ASA upheld Baby
Milk Action's complaints about a national advertising campaign that claimed SMA is the best
formula in a ruling
against its then owner, Pfizer Nutrition.
Baby
Milk Action has also won a case at the ASA in 2009
against an advertising campaing that claimed Aptamil is the «best follow - on
formula».
With the evidence weighing so heavily
against formula supplements to human
milk and in favor of donor
milk supplements when mother's
milk is not available, human
milk fortifiers have been brought in as the new «necessity.»
Physiologic sleep studies have found that breastfed infants are more easily aroused from sleep than their
formula - fed counterparts.247, 248 In addition, breastfeeding results in a decreased incidence of diarrhea, upper and lower respiratory infections, and other infectious diseases249 that are associated with an increased vulnerability to SIDS and provides overall immune system benefits from maternal antibodies and micronutrients in human
milk.250, 251 Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months has been found to be more protective
against infectious diseases compared with exclusive breastfeeding to 4 months of age and partial breastfeeding thereafter.249
Our data agrees with that of others, 1223 that suggest that delaying the introduction of
formula milk protects
against the morbidity associated with respiratory infection, illness, and associated hospitalisations in the first year of life.24 Prolonged breast feeding was only marginally associated with less respiratory illness when examined in a New Zealand birth cohort to 2 years of age, 25 and the Dundee study8 showed a small, yet significant protective effect of breast feeding
against respiratory illness at 0 — 13 weeks and 40 — 52 weeks after adjustment for social class, maternal age, and parental smoking.
In contrast to feeding artificial infant
formula, only human
milk allows appropriate metabolic programming and protects
against diseases of civilization in later life.
There is no problem using
milk as a once - in - a-while special treat but (and I know this goes totally
against the grain) it's best sticking to a well - balanced nutritional
formula made especially for cats.