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In a message dated 12/8/2006 7:22:23 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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Given the active bactericidal qualities of
fresh milk, I felt comfortable that a small inoculum of my son's own
mouth bacteria would not cause the milk to rapidly become harmful
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The issue isn't necessarily the bacteria growth in the left over milk. The
saliva is the first (and actually a very powerful) step in digestion. Saliva
begins to digest starches and carbohydrates and sugars and does so quite
quickly. Saliva even continues to digest food once swallowed into the stomach.
I haven't been able to look into any evidence-based examples, however it is
my BELIEF that within a very short amount of time, the leftover milk would
have started to be digested by the time it was refed. (the idea of that is
sooo GROSS to me). This is the same reason we no longer advise moms to feed
baby directly from the baby food jar and then save what hasn't been used. If
you have ever seen such a jar (of fruit or vegetables particularly) by the
time the next feeding comes about, the baby food looks watery and "not right".
This is the digestion right before your eyes. We always teach moms to take
out what they believe baby will eat onto a plate and then put the jar in the
refrigerator, and ALWAYS discard any leftover food on the plate. I truly
believe the same would be true for ANY kind of bottle feeding, whether ABM or
breast (maybe moreso with breast, because of how easily digested it is.)
Just my 2 cents....
Renee Drake RN CLC
Early Headstart Health Resource Specialist
Glenn County, California
And mommy to my STILL nursing 32 month old daughter :)
"If we could look into each other’s hearts and understand the unique
challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently,
with more love, patience, tolerance, and care".
Marvin J. Ashton
“Motherhood is the greatest potential influence either for good or ill in
human life. The mother's image is the first that stamps itself on the unwritten
page of the young child's mind. It is her caress that first awakens a sense
of security; her kiss, the first realization of affection; her sympathy and
tenderness, the first assurance that there is love in the world.”
David O. McKay
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