Comments By: Camille Foretich@A BHS WIC@MSDH
Originally To: smtp@ST BIR ISS@MSDH[[log in to unmask]]
Originally From: Camille Foretich@A BHS WIC@MSDH
Original Date:  7/19/1999  1:40 PM
Comments:





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I am developing an in-service that includes the differences in the growth of
breast and formula-fed babies.  In gathering information, I used Breastfeeding
and Human Lactation as a resource.  I have a question concerning the meaning
of a statement made on page 342, paragraph 2.  It states .... By four months
of age, breastfeeding babies were taking less milk (18.7 gm/day) where as the
infants receiving artificial baby milk were taking 23 gm/day.

Does this mean that the breastfed infant was taking 18.7 gm/day of milk less
and the formula-fed infant was taking 23 gm/day more than they were taking per
day in the first 3 months of life?  If so, that doesn't seem to be a
significant amount to cause a change in growth between the two.

Then on page 343, 1 st column, second paragraph under Growth Charts: How Good
are They? ... states Because milk volume intake is substantially higher in the
formula-fed infant, particularly after four months of age ........

If 18.7 gm/day is the amount of milk this translates into ........ Ugh! I hate
math!  If there is 240 ml in a cup and 1 ml = 1 gm ... this is a very small
amount of milk.

I am totally confused.  Can any of you help me?  My point to make in the
in-service is that exclusively breastfed baby's growth is the gold standard
... that growth charts were done on predominately formula-fed infants and
plotting a breastfed infant will look different but this is normal growth!!!!!

I appreciate your time in helping.  Thank you, Camille Foretich, in Jackson,
Mississippi  USA

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