Dear Friends:
    I typed in 'infant formula and renal function' in  the google search
engine and got some sites that would be interesting to Katie  Bredbeck. Typing in
a specific phrase in google always brings results.
    Anecdotally, some nurses who worked in NICU and  were participants in a
lactation counselor training class I taught spoke about  this. Because human
milk substitutes have the same caloric/solute  density in every drop, it can be
a challenge to give a premie or otherwise  compromised baby enough nutrients
orally without also giving too much fluid.
    Paula Meier's technique of bioengineering  human milk is very helpful for
babies on fluid restriction. This enables  milk given to the baby to have its
fat content increased, while  keeping the fluid restriction. Also human milk
has a low solute load, with a  consequent low stress on the wee kidneys.
    warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
Support the WHO Code and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth  Initiative

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