A former LLLL colleage many years back, adopted an infant while she was still nursing her toddler. It worked beautifully. Both thrived & bonded.
Yes, toddler milk is better by far than any feeding concoction.
Phyllis

---- gonneke van veldhuizen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 
> No references, but just plain thinking: would it not be logical to assume that the diffferences between different stage human milk would be of minor significance as opposed to the differences between any given human milk and artificial cow's milk based milk?
>    
>   Warmly,
>    
>   Gonneke, IBCLC LLLL in southern Netherlands
> 
> Barbara Cameron <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>   A colleague of mine is working with a soon-to-be-adoptive mother who 
> is not planning on adoptive breastfeeding, but is considering using 
> donor milk from a friend for 1-2 feedings a day. The donor, however, 
> is nursing a 1 year-old, not a newborn. Independent of the issues 
> related to using donor milk in general, can anyone point me to 
> references/resources that could be helpful regarding feeding toddler 
> milk to a newborn? I have found a few articles describing the 
> biochemical differences in milk at different stages of lactation 
> (fat, calorie, mineral content), but nothing on the clinical 
> implications of these differences. Any resources or experiences you 
> could share would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Barbara Cameron, LLLL
> 
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Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
Glendale, AZ
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