at my institution, if a mom is bf and the baby needs supplementing (or more
likely the mom chooses to combine breast and formula feeding :( then the
pediatrician and nursery staff will insist the baby recieve soy formula.
after reading the aap website (american academy of pediatrics) a long while
ago, i concluded there was no benefit or reason for doing so. yet tis seems
an ingrained practice and i've heard nurses tell parents it's becoz of the
lactose intolerance (bunk.)

Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN
New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA


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