In a message dated 12/8/2006 7:22:23 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
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Given  the active bactericidal qualities of  
fresh milk, I felt comfortable  that a small inoculum of my son's own  
mouth bacteria would not cause  the milk to rapidly become harmful

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The issue isn't necessarily the bacteria growth in the left over  milk.  The 
saliva is the first (and actually a very powerful) step in  digestion.  Saliva 
begins to digest starches and carbohydrates and sugars  and does so quite 
quickly.  Saliva even continues to digest food once  swallowed into the stomach.  
I haven't been able to look into any  evidence-based examples, however it is 
my BELIEF that within a very short amount  of time, the leftover  milk would 
have started to be digested by the time  it was refed.  (the idea of that is 
sooo GROSS to me).  This is the  same reason we no longer advise moms to feed 
baby directly from the baby food  jar and then save what hasn't been used.  If 
you have ever seen such a jar  (of fruit or vegetables particularly) by the 
time the next feeding comes about,  the baby food looks watery and "not right".  
This is the digestion right  before your eyes.  We always teach moms to take 
out what they believe baby  will eat  onto a plate and then put the jar in the 
refrigerator, and ALWAYS  discard any leftover food on the plate.  I truly 
believe the same would be  true for ANY kind of bottle feeding, whether ABM or 
breast (maybe moreso with  breast, because of how easily digested it is.)
 
Just my 2 cents....
 
Renee Drake  RN CLC
Early Headstart Health Resource Specialist
Glenn County, California
 
And mommy to my STILL nursing 32 month old daughter :)
 

 
"If we could look into each other’s hearts and understand the  unique 
challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more  gently, 
with more love, patience, tolerance, and care".

Marvin J.  Ashton


“Motherhood is the greatest potential influence  either for good or ill in 
human life. The mother's image is the first that  stamps itself on the unwritten 
page of the young child's mind. It is her caress  that first awakens a sense 
of security; her kiss, the first realization of  affection; her sympathy and 
tenderness, the first assurance that there is love  in the world.” 

David O. McKay


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