Mary writes:
First is one mother who has a clear cut need to supplement and has been
struggling with supply issues since day 1 (elderly primip with breast
reduction surgery). She wants to supplement with organic baby formula. One of the
well known formula brands makes an organic formula but it contains DHA and
AHA (how can that be called organic?).
~~~ Hi Mary,
It's called organic because, as I understand it, "organic" relates to
"food" and DHA and ARA are not foods, so this is exempt. Depending on the brand
of organic artificial infant milk, it may also be extracted without using
the hexane method. The other possible confounder is that one company lists
its formula for Toddlers, because, they say, they in no way want to
undermine breastfeeding, so they do not market an infant one. This would then be
considered a complementary food, rather than a replacement food. If you look
at the ingredients list, it seems the same as the other brands infant
formulas. Different companies can be very different in their products.
As for the baby with severe esophagitis, hopefully the medications will
allow some healing, yes. I have worked with babies like this who seemed
willing to near-starve due to painful feeding experiences. It was a baby like
this, who would not breastfeed, would barely bottlefeed, and cried nearly
24-7 ( and mom was not exaggerating at all) who taught me about CST. ( Had
never had any experience with it before.) Baby was on Zantac, ( didn't help
at all) then Prevacid, which helped a little. What really seemed to help was
CST. After a few sessions, baby was off meds and breastfeeding well
without needing to be supplemented at all. There may be other reasons for
esophagitis or severe GERD, but the CST practitioner explained how the Vagus
nerve, which controls digestion and other things, is the nerve most likely to be
impinged/'inflamed/somehow compromised, during labor and/or delivery. This
nerve innervates the muscles of the stomach and intestines. CST may be a
hard sell for some families ( and their doctors and nurses) but I don't
push, I just share with them the stories I've lived through with the families
I have seen it help. Best of luck with both these situations.
Peace,
Judy
Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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