Dear Friends:
I get this question from mothers. Also, there are times where a baby has
to be fed, and there is no donor milk available, as when her supply is
insufficient and she needs a few days of intensive pumping and a vigorous,
gaining baby to turn things around.
I recommend liquid Good Start for several reasons. It is the only
formula with any evidence behind it, a Chandra study doing a 5 year follow-up
where the population receiving Good Start had less eczema and atopy than the
populations receiving Isomil and CMF. Of course the population receiving
human milk had the least atopic symptoms.
Powdered formulas are associated with more problems than the liquids;
including contamination. I think Fort might be one author on this topic. So
liquid is preferred.
Finally, I avoid soy for a multitude of reasons. Zoppi found that babies
receiving soy took immunizations poorly. Studies also indicate that the high
levels of phytoestrogens in soy are a potential problem. I also believe that
if babies are to be fed foreign proteins, that those proteins should at least
come from the same phylum as humans.
It is awful to be recommending a Nestle formula; yet it is the only one
with evidence behind it that I know of. Anybody have any other studies to
support the use of another brand?
I know and teach that human milk is the best but sometimes it just ain't
possible. Until we have milk banks in every major city, we are going to have
to deal with this issue.
Warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MSN, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CCE, craniosacral therapy
Adjunct faculty, Union Institute and University, Maternal and Child Health:
Lactation Consulting
Supporting the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative
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