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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