"Pediatrician's reply was  that the combination of breastmilk and formula
was
the hardest for babies to digest.  This one's new to me, any comments?  It
doesn't make any sense to me especially since I've heard how babies who have
GI
problems or disease often benefit from 2-3 oz of breastmilk daily."

That's new to me, too! I have always seen very good results with adopted
babies who are being supplemented with formula, including some who have
started breastfeeding at an older age, with a history of constipation.  My
daughter was one of these.  When she started nursing, at a year old, she was
probably getting 4-6 ounces a day of milk from me, but that was enough to
stop the constipation and let the anal fissure that used to break and bleed
heal for good.

Hearing what this doctor said made me laugh, too, thinking about the first
of my adopted babies with whom I was successful in establishing a long term
nursing relationship and significant breast milk supply with.  He got about
a third in breast milk and two thirds in formula, and was the poopiest kid I
ever saw!  His first word was "poopy" because I was always saying "Are you
poopy AGAIN?".

One of the most interesting things, to me, is how some babies who are
getting both breast milk and formula can manage to digest them separately.
I have seen diapers with some breast milk stool and some formula stool, side
by side, and also kids that would alternate a diaper that looked like breast
milk stool and one that looked like formula.  The difference is especially
noticable if the formula is iron fortified.  I don't know if the new
formulas that are supposed to produce stools more like breast milk make that
less likely, or not.

I think it is sad that this physician would say something so discouraging to
this mom, whom I am sure is going to extra effort to provide some breast
milk, and may be struggling with some self confidence issues due to her
inability to provide enough breast milk.  Please tell her that thousands of
adoptive moms have seen many definite benefits from providing their babies
with some amount of breast milk, in addition to formula!

Aloha,
Darillyn

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