When a doc give me or a pt of mine "bad info" , I like to turn the tables,
ask the doctor to supply her with the info that says expressed breast milk
and formula take the same amount of time to digest..... ;-)
Cindy
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Cindy Curtis, RN, IBCLC
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lena" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:23 PM
Subject: help - pediatrician and bad info


>  =0D
> I am currently assisting a mom who had her baby 10/9/02.  Mom is currentl=
> y
> pumping due to some latch issues but is working daily at getting her baby=
>  to
> the breast.=0D
>  =0D
> Looking for some good articles/journal papers for her to give to her
> pediatrician who made the following statement at her babies 2 week check =
> up.
> =0D
>  =0D
> The pediatrician advised that because she is bottle feeding breastmilk, s=
> he
> should be feeding her son every 2 to 3 hours during the day, and every 3 =
> to
> 4 at night. (baby is 3 weeks old) She questioned this statement because s=
> he
> had been told that babies digest breastmilk faster than formula, which is
> why they feed more often.  The pediatrician said that babies digest milk
> fast when they breast feed, but that expressed breast milk is the same as
> formula. (ack! appauling statement!!)=0D
>  =0D
>

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