In a message dated 6/17/2004 6:50:14 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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>
> I am writing this in response to the recent messages about goats milk. I did
> a little research on the subject after having a patient who was feeding her
> babies goats milk. Goats milk sould not be used as a supplement for
> breastfeeding. It is high in sodium and very high in chloride and potassium,
> which makes the renal solute load too high for babies. This can cause gastro
> intestional bleeding and can result in anemia and poor growth. Also goats
> milk is low in folic acid

We feed our 3 year old, tube fed daughter, 9-12 ounces banked breastmilk and
3-6 ounces of goats milk per day. This is to supplement other foods that she
will eat orally. We mix the donor milk with the goats milk now only because it
is so expensive to provide only donor milk everyday (insurance won't pay).
Does anyone think this is a bad idea? Heather

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