Id like permission to add these to my web site...... if you submitted one of
these and and dont want me to, plese e mail me, other wise Ill assume its
ok. Thanks for sharing!
Cindy

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Cindy Curtis, RN, IBCLC
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http://www.breastfeedingonline.com


> Hi all,
>     I had posted a short while ago asking for "Gee Whiz" facts for a
poster
> presentation for the nurses at our hospital.  A few of you asked that I
post
> the responses as well.  I have finished putting together the poster, and
> although most of the "Gee Whiz" facts are simply benefits of breastfeeding
> (or risks of not breastfeeding) for both child and mother, I'll share some
> of your favorites that were sent to me.
>      1.Human milk has over 300 ingredients, including interferon, white
> blood cells, antibacterial and antiviral agents, while formula has only 40
> ingredients.
>     2.Human milk has been shown to kill cancer cells in a laboratory dish
> and has been used in oncology.
>     3. The human breast "custom-makes" antibodies to fight whatever
pathogen
> the infant is exposed to in the environment.
>     4. Breast milk has been used to treat eye infections, ear infections,
> pimples, cold sores, and nail fungus and prevent infection         in
> scrapes and scratches.
>     5. In some parts of the world, donated organs are bathed in breast
milk
> for the protective factors.
>     6. There were 22 "significant" recalls of formula for potentially
> life-threatening situations.
>     7. Human milk lactoferrin is patented for use in killing E. Coli in
the
> meat packing industry.
>     8. Donor milk is being used to treat malabsorption and short-gut
> syndromes, renal failure, inborn errors of metabolism, ulcerative colitis,
> irritable bowel syndrome, immunodeficiency diseases, burn cases, cardiac
> problems, and infectious diseases such as intractable diarrhea,
> gastroenteritis, infantile botulism, sepsis, pneumonia, and hemorrhagic
> conjuctivitis in both children and adults.
>     9. Adoptive moms, grandmothers, and yes, even men (!) have been able
to
> lactate for an infant.
>
>

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