Hello,

A thought from the other perspective: mixing MOM and AIM might give the 
total a better taste, which makes the baby accept it more easily. (Then 
again... if it doesn't like AIM, it might also refuse the mixed in MOM... 
;-))
I heard that mixing it can be an advantage, because the enzymes in MOM help 
to digest the tougher AIM, so that with every feed, the baby gets a little 
bit of mom's good stuff.
Any definitive ideas on this issue...?

Warmly,

Marianne Vanderveen IBCLC, Netherlands (and getting the house nicely 
decorated for the days to come, as the second daughter will turn 17 next 
Sunday and in 1991, when she was born two weeks early (I need only 38 weeks 
to get my children ready for birth... ;-)), we had just put up the Christmas 
tree, so tradition prescribes a tree and all before we celebrate her having 
come into this world and I feel truly blessed seeing our four children grow 
up into stable young adults...)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jessica" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: [LACTNET] mixing mother's milk (MOM) and formula (AIM) together


Ann Marie,
   Another reason for not mixing breastmilk with formula is that the milk
will begin to digest the formula and thin it out. This can result in the
baby being even more likely to overfeed. This is especially risky when a
mother is trying to bring supply up and is supplementing. It leaves the baby
less interested in nursing at the breast frequently (as of course mom would
want; to increase supply). That and overfeeding would just mean the baby
ends up drinking more formula.

 Jessica

On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:36:14 -0800, Ann Marie Henninger <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>As an EPing mom and IBCLC, I belong to an online discussion list and the
>topic of mixing MOM and AIM comes up often, esp. for those moms whose 
>supply
>is not up to baby's intake. The theory is that baby will take the mixed 
>feed
>better than straight formula.
>My concerns are if baby doesn't finish the feed, the MOM mixed into the 
>feed
>gets tossed and mixing the two can decrease lysosyme in the MOM.(Quan R et
>al., Clinical Pediatrics, 1994)
>I seek other reasons not to mix the two from my fellow lactnetters.
>Thanks!
>Ann Marie
>RN IBCLC
>Sequim WA USA

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