Loni,

I would want to know who presented the breastfeeding conference and the
source of that information before putting much stock in it.

Cindy Garrison, BS, IBCLC

>
> Subject: Formula Supplementation during hospital stay
> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 21:56:29 EDT
> From: Loni Denman <[log in to unmask]>
>
> I was talking to a California LC friend of mine tonight, and she told me  she
> went to a breastfeeding conference where they discussed formula
> supplementation.
>
> Bottom line was that formula DOES NOT change the gut flora of newborn
> infants, as previously thought.  I was stunned.  I had read Ruth  Lawrence's
> comments about this subject in her book (albeit a few years ago), and  she stated the
> gut flora was changed forever.
>
> Can anyone out there shed some light on this for me.  TIA.  You  can email me
> privately if you want.
>
> L. Denman RN IBCLC
>
>

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