The new formula from Mead Johnson, RestFull, probably contains 
tryptophan as a sleep inducer among other things. Human milk contains 
this, but infant formula has little. So now with this new formula, 
parents can purchase an AM formula for during the day and a PM formula 
for before naps and bedtime. RestFull seems designed to sedate the 
baby, make him sleep longer, solve sleep problems, keep him full 
longer, etc. One has to wonder what metabolic effect slowing down the 
digestive process will have on an infant, whether longer sleep will 
affect cognitive development as the infant is exposed to shorter 
periods of learning time, what artificially controlling sleep patterns 
will do, and how much money this will place in the pockets of Mead 
Johnson.

Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA

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