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Hello Lactnetters, As a way of a brief re-introduction{since I've been
nomail for a while }, my name is Susan . I'm an RN doing mother-baby in
Texas. I also teach prenatal BF classes and wrote and teach a class
called "Breastfeeding for the Employed Mother." I am very slowly
working toward becoming an LC.
I have a question for "y'all." The guidelines put out by the Human
Milk Banking Association {my edition is about four years old} state
that breast milk should not be stored in polyethylene bags , e.g.
Bottle liner bags, because this type of bag robs the milk of up to 60%
of its IgA. The students in my class last night wanted to know if this
also applies to using these bags for just a bottle-feeding of EBM. In
other words, how much IgA is lost if the EBM is not stored but poured
into the bag for a 20-minute feeding?
A question for you, Jack. You stated a couple of days ago that the
antibodies in breast milk probably do not enter the baby's systemic
circulation but none-the-less help prevent illness. Do the antibodies
remain in the baby's gut? If so, what is the mechanism by which they
protect baby?
Susan Stelzer RN
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