I often get asked what formula I recommend. I think it is funny someone
would ask me since I am an LC, but they do. Since I do not recommend any
formula I usually refer them to their pediatrician for their advise. Still
some will try to pull information, what do other LC's tell their clients?.
I was interested to hear that some of you have noticed that infants fed the
Fortified Formula's have had a body odor. In reading some of the literature
put out before the product hit the market and what the company itself puts
out, I was wondering if B.O. could be considered and unsuspected side
effect? Has anyone else noticed this? If you think about it, when we as
adults take a supplement we often will have a subtle change in our
body/sweat smell. But sweaty socks? Yuck, I also wonder what that does for
bonding. Is this formula proving to be any better? Has anyone read any
reliable literature regarding the benefit or risk over regular formula.
What a sad turn of events that mom's not only are told that their milk is
not enough but also that the formula that they chose was not enough. Talk
about driving us down. I cut and pasted this information out from two
areas, along the LIPIL/DHA line of talk:
http://www.canoe.ca/Health0107/31_formula-ap.html
http://www.martekbio.com/../Nutritional_Products/Infant_Formula_Manufacturer
s.asp
So in May, the FDA notified a small biotechnology company, Martek
Biosciences, that its versions of DHA and AA -- purified from algae and
fungal sources -- are safe ingredients. Now formula makers that want to add
the ingredients must formally notify FDA, which has 90 days to object before
the product can be sold. The agency also requires that makers track enriched
formula to ensure the ingredients cause no unsuspected side effects.
Both fatty acids occur naturally in breast milk and have proven health
benefits that extend from prenatal development through adult life.
Martek produces DHA and ARA from natural vegetarian sources. Crypthecodinium
cohnii, an alga, is a naturally high producer of DHA, while Mortierella
alpina, a fungus, is a naturally high producer of ARA. These vegetarian
sources are grown under strict manufacturing conditions in facilities that
follow U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) current Good Manufacturing
Practice (cGMP) regulations. This ensures the purity of the finished
products.
Martek has patented the blending of its DHA and ARA oils (Formulaid®) and
sells it primarily for use in infant formulas. The Company has entered into
license agreements with eight infant formula manufacturers who represent
over 60% of the world's infant formula market. Formulas containing Martek's
oils are now available in more than 60 countries worldwide, including
France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, China and, most recently, the
United States.
Pam Price IBCLC, CBE
Lactation Services Coordinator
Women's Health
Trident Health System
9330 Medical Plaza Drive
Charleston, S.C. 29406
(843) 824-5013 office
(843) 728-9640 pager
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