Over the weekend, a lot of posts and questions came across my Facebook newsfeed discussing the buying and selling
of human breastmilk.
I looked up the composition of breast milk to get an idea of what my child gets when she nurses and I noticed that polyunsaturated fat is a fairly large part of the makeup
of human breastmilk.
Not exact matches
She continues to pursue the goal
of redefining the
human infant feeding norm as breastfeeding or
breastmilk for all children.
No,
Human Milk Banks in Canada rely on the generosity
of mothers who voluntarily give their
breastmilk to help a medically fragile baby.
Tonight while on Facebook this post appeared in my stream from
Human Milk News on how to protect your freezer stash
of breastmilk.
Nielsen, S., Matheson, I., Rasmussen, J., Skinnemoe, K., Andrew, E., Hafsahl, G. Excretion
of iohexol and metrizoate in
human breastmilk.
Human breastmilk is not inferior to that
of all other species.
The young
of ALL mammals, except the young
of humans, grow, develop and flourish on
breastmilk without developing decay in deciduous teeth.
Some
of these risks include the presence
of cytomegalovirus (CMV), hepatitis,
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
human T - cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV - 1) or other viruses on the pump parts that were exposed to the previous mother's
breastmilk.
The JACEI report includes no update on criticisms
of Nestlé in the areas
of the marketing
of breastmilk substitutes, labour and
human rights abuses or the environment.
Plastic containers are the best choice for storing
breastmilk in the refrigerator as more
of human milk's leukocytes or white cells adhere to glass.
Human breastmilk * contains more than two hundred recognized components, and each is specifically designed to the needs
of infants.
We have over 200,000 years
of human survival to show us that
breastmilk is just simply normal... and perfectly suited for our species.
Integrating best practice into the NICU also includes family centred care, Kangaroo Mother Care, breastfeeding,
breastmilk feeding and use
of donor
human milk.
This too is a distortion
of WHO recommendations, which state that the best alternatives to breastfeeding are expressed milk from the infant's mother,
breastmilk from a wetnurse, and thirdly
breastmilk from a
human milk bank.
If you don't feel comfortable using donor
breastmilk, goat's milk formula is a good option, as in terms
of protein structure, it's actually the closest mammalian milk to
human milk.
«However, it would be a scientific fallacy to say that pumped milk is the same as milk from the
human breast,» because
of how
breastmilk changes throughout the day, not to mention that feeding by a bottle misses the intricacy
of the relationship aspects
of breastfeeding.
In a statement sent to Romper, Emma Kawsnica, a representative at
Human Milk 4
Human Babies, a peer - to - peer milk sharing cooperative serving roughly 50,000 parents worldwide, said the result
of the study would likely have been different had they examined altruistic milk sharing, or milk that was donated out
of good will and a desire to help other women instead
of motivated by a desire to profit from the sale
of breastmilk.
According to EcoMall, «Breastfeeding is probably the most overlooked means
of contributing to the health
of our planet» and parentingweb states, «
Breastmilk is actually the most ecological food available to
humans.»
Our conference for 2018 is packed full
of fascinating topics such as the antibacterial properties
of human milk carbohydrates,
breastmilk as a communication and gene expression tool, management
of chronic breast pain, the physiology
of the milk ejection reflex, collaboration in high conflict settings, and so much more!
The
human breastmilk will contain around 1.2 grams
of fat for every ounce
of milk.
IgA and IgG have the potential to retard streptococcal growth; streptococcus mutans is highly susceptible to the bactericidal action
of lactoferrin, a major component
of human milk.9, 10 Rugg - Gunn reported that cariogenic bacteria may not be able to utilize lactose, the sugar found in
breastmilk, as readily as sucrose.8 Confirming the findings
of other researchers, this author has evaluated approximately 600 skulls to find little evidence
of problems with dental decay among our prehistoric breastfed ancestors.11, 12,13,14,15
Although a few reports
of late onset GBS in infants whose mothers also expressed GBS in their
breastmilk are described in the literature, with the standard medical treatment
of breastmilk as just some infectious bodily fluid, no studies are to be found specifically comparing overall GBS infections in infants to presence or absence
of exclusive
human milk feeding.
«For those few health situations where infants can not, or should not, be breastfed, the choice
of the best alternative - expressed breast milk from an infant's own mother,
breastmilk from a healthy wet - nurse or
human - milk bank, or a breast - milk substitute fed with a cup...» [3]
I love it when you mentioned, «More than fifty years
of it and still
humans aren't able to replicate
breastmilk.»
More than fifty years
of it and still
humans aren't able to replicate
breastmilk.
Transient Silencing
of 14 -3-3sigma promotes proliferation
of p63 - positive progenitor cells isolated from
human breastmilk in mammary epithelial cell culture.
Now, before I outright say this isn't true, it can be — but the chances
of a baby having the only true allergy to
human breastmilk or lactose in any form, called galactosemia, affects only 47 babies in the US per year... however, 150 people die annually from a falling coconut hitting them on the head.
Doesn't anyone know that lactose is milk SUGAR and not milk PROTEIN and that
breastmilk is largely comprised
of lactose and therefore
human babies are «designed» to ingest it?
Women have been producing such a miraculous substance,
breastmilk, since the beginning
of human existence, yet they form the least wealthy and the least powerful half
of humanity.»
Also, the
human body isn't designed to eat what is really, the
breastmilk of cows.
Human breastmilk has a fairly constant composition, and is only selectively affected by the diet
of the mother.
Passport to life:
breastmilk banking in India Perspectives on
human milk banking Portugal: rediscovering breastfeeding Promoting breastfeeding in urban communities Promoting the benefits
of breastfeeding Training health care workers to counsel breastfeeding mothers WHO study Women, work and breastfeeding Zealous promotion
of breastfeeding is not the answer (letter)
Thank them graciously and then explain that currently you are a puddle
of breastmilk and tears and that you would love to invite them over when you have solidified into a gelatin mold
of a
human again.
Processing and storaging donated
breastmilk In developed countries there is debate as to whether donated
human milk needs to be routinely pasteurized or used in its untreated state, provided the system
of collection, transport and storage can be adequately controlled.
MCFAs are also found in
human breastmilk, goats milk, cheese, butter, and other types
of dairy.
Even
human breastmilk, thought to be a perfect source
of nourishment for babies, contains less calcium than the same amount
of brazil nuts or olives.
Lauric acid is found in
human breastmilk, the healthiest
of all foods.
Breastmilk has a higher fat content than whole cow's milk (needed for baby's brain growth), and all the nutrients
of human milk are significantly more bioavailable than those
of cow's milk because it is species specific (not to mention all the components
of mother's milk that are not present in cow's milk).
Coconut oil also contains good amounts
of caproic, caprylic and capric acid but it's also the richest natural source
of lauric acid (coconut oil is about 50 % lauric acid), following by
human breastmilk (which is 20 % lauric acid).