Dear Friends:

From: PEDIATRICS Vol. 125 No. 4 April 2010, pp. e973-e977
(doi:10.1542/peds.2009-1906)

"Fresh Goat's Milk for Infants: Myths and Realities—A Review"

"Many infants are exclusively fed unmodified goat's milk as a result of
cultural beliefs as well as exposure to false online information. Anecdotal
reports have described a host of morbidities associated with that practice,
including severe electrolyteabnormalities, metabolic acidosis, megaloblastic
anemia, allergic reactions including life-threatening anaphylactic shock,
hemolytic uremic syndrome, and infections. We describe here an infant who
was fed raw goat's milk and sustained intracranial infarctions in the
setting of severe azotemia and hypernatremia, and we provide a comprehensive
review of the consequences associated with this dangerous practice."

"Although infants should not be fed unmodified, raw goat's milk, goat's milk
infant formula may be a suitable alternative to cow's milk formula. A study
performed in New Zealand showed that there was no difference in weight gain
between healthy neonates fed either
formulas.36<http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/125/4/e973#B36>
Sixty-two
infants were randomly assigned to either goat's milk formula or cow's milk
formula from within 72 hours of birth until 168 days of age. There was no
statistically significant difference in average weight gain in the goat's
milk formula group versus the cow's milk formula group (309 g [95%
confidence interval: –49 to 668]). Furthermore, although infants fed goat's
milk formula had higher bowel motion frequency (2.4 vs 1.7 bowel motions per
day), both formulas resulted in similar bowel motion consistency and periods
of crying and were deemed safe and well tolerated. However, the authors
cautioned feeding it to infants with documented allergy to cow's milk infant
formula."

warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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