I agree wholeheartedly that *some* breastmilk is clearly better than
none, and feel it's perfectly OK to mix the two if needed.

I have heard, although it's somewhat controversial--particularly, it
seems, with our WIC folks here--that if mixing breastmilk and ABM, one
should use low-iron ABM because the iron in the ABM may interfere with the
absorption of the iron from the breastmilk.  I don't think this is
particularly important when using ABM and breastmilk at different feeds,
but may be of concern when mixing feeds.  Anyone out there have more info
on this?

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Anne Montgomery, M.D.
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St.Peter Hospital Family Practice Residency
Olympia, WA