It's odd - I had never even heard of this (mixing formula with
expressed breastmilk) until this week when it popped up here on
Lactnet and then I saw it mentioned on a UK talkboard as something a
dietitian had suggested to a mother whose baby's weight gain was
causing concern.
I think it's safe to say that if this was common here I would have
heard about it - would be interested if other UK colleagues had
noticed it.
Supplementing with formula is advised casually and frequently, I
have to say, but not in this way.
It seems to me that deliberately reconsituting formula powder (which
is what mixing with ebm is doing) in a way other than the
manufacturers' recommendation is the same as prescribing medication
'off label' - that is, in a dosage or for a patient not covered by
the manufacturers' liability.
I can't see any situation where there would not be an alternative,
safer and more effective option.
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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