Jan,
I am dealing with an organization that is concerned about liability.
When I put this email out, my purpose was to collect research based information
that could help substantiate a change in protocol. Believe it or not, I am
on your side. Again, there was no intent to offend. Is there a copy of the
small research study you discussed? Is there a way that I may get a copy of
it?
Debbie Albert, RN, Ph.D., LMHC, IBCLC, RLC
Tampa Lactation Counseling
Tampa, FL
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:29:37 EST
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Reusing breastmilk
Debbie writes:
<she heats breastmilk, it should be used within the next hour, and it should
not be reheated. >>
and then says that Kellymom.com has statements quoting Ruth Lawrence and me
that say that breastmilk can be reheated and reused -- but that -- " I
respect both of these women very much, but there
appears to be NO research based evidence to back up their statements"
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Debbie, there was a small research study done a number of years ago which
looked at reheated, reused breastmilk and found there was, out of I believe
it
was 8 samples, no increase in bacterial content of the milk in 7 of the
samples and an increase in 1 of the 8.
A couple of questions for you:
1. Do we have evidence of infants becoming ill from consuming breastmilk
that has been reheated?
2. Do you have research/evidence that your method of using breastmilk
within an hour or throwing it out is correct? I believe what you are doing
is
based on how we treat formula.....all formula not used within an hour of
reconstitution must be discarded.
But breastmilk isn't formula.
Formula is dead, and bacteria begin to multiply in it as soon as the bottle
is opened.
I would love to see some definitive research regarding any method of saving
breastmilk -- reheating breastmilk -- reusing breastmilk.....
I shudder to think of the thousands of precious ounces of mother's milk
that
have been tossed down the sink because moms were advised to throw it out if
the baby didn't finish it.
For what it is worth, I do tell mothers they can refrigerate the unused
milk
and reheat it for the next feeding only, approximately 4 hours later. I do
tell moms that the research on it is sketchy, but that I've never, in 20
years of advocating this, had a mom report back to me that the baby became
ill
from following this method.
But I don't know that they can't reheat it and use it 6 hours later. Or 9
or 13 1/2 or 26.
Anyone????
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(") Jan Barger
_Lactation Education Consultants_
(http://www.lactationeducationconsultants.com/)
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