I would mention the fact that direct breastfeeding allows for colonization  
of antibodies specific to anything the baby has recently been exposed  to.....
The fact that we actually know so little about what actually causes some of  
the benefits - is it the making of the milk, the change in hormonal levels, or 
 the breast stimulation and hormonal responses to the baby at the  breast....
I wonder if there are bonding differences as well, and would love to se  some 
research on that. Not sure how the data could be gathered though... it may  
be difficult to find enough mothers who have done both to have a good sample 
and  it would be difficult to control for difference that just happen between  
individual babies.
 
I already suggest all moms using a daycare follow Dr. Jack's advise and  lick 
their baby every day.
 
Laura Wright
 
Kris Rogers [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])  
wrote:
 
Since we've been on the topic of exclusive pumping, I was interested in  
hearing what you might say to a mom who is asking if there is a diffierence  
between direct nursing and just giving her own milk in a bottle.  What sort  of 
advantages besides less work involved does the baby and mom receive by direct  
breastfeeding that they would miss if the baby just received EBM in a bottle?  







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