In einer eMail vom 01-09-02 7:02:09 West-Europa (zomertijd) schreibt
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> If you do the math, you can get more protein into
> an infant by having him/her breastfeed for most feeds, then take a follow-up
> artificial milk for 2-4 feeds per day, rather than have Mom pump and
> bottle-feed fortified EBM for every feed.  It is also more supportive of
> breastfeeding.  A 34-36 week infant (which is what most are at discharge) is
> usually not capable of getting enough milk or maintaining Mom's milk supply
> by him/herself.
>

But is getting more protein  in the baby the ultimate goal? What about the
known and proven hazards of early exposure to non-human proteins and other
nutrients? What about doing the math of weighing the benefits of adding
foreign proteins to the  hazards of early exposure to foreign nutrients?

Warmly greeting,

Gonneke
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Gonneke van Veldhuizen
IBCLC   ---|||---   LLLL   ---|||---   MOM
primairy schoolteacher

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