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Just one bottle...

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Did you know..
...That just one bottle can have serious consequences for both mother and
baby? Unfortunately it is very easy to give a breastfed baby "just one
bottle of formula" and the reasons for giving the bottle often show concern
and compassion. For example:

Letting the mother have a well deserved rest after a long delivery.
Settling a hungry baby who is difficult to feed.
Giving the mother's sore nipples a rest.
But studies have shown that "just one bottle of formula" can be harmful to
both mother and baby by:

Increasing the likelihood of serious allergy to cow's milk protein.
Increasing the chance of bowel infection and diarrhoea by changing the pH of
the bowel. It may take up to one month to return to normal, safer levels.
Causing nipple confusion.
Affecting the delicate supply and demand balance.
Increasing engorgement by not emptying the breasts.
Decreasing a mother's confidence in her ability to feed her baby.
Reducing the duration of breastfeeding.
References
Vnuk, A. Breastfeed Rev II(8) :358, 1993
Bullen, C.L. et al. The effects of humanized milks and supplemented
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1977
De Coopman, J. Breastfeeding after pituitary resection: Support for a theory
of autocrine control of milk supply? J. Hum Lact 9: 35-40, 1993
Gray-Donald, K. et al. Effect of formula supplementation in the hospital on
the duration of breastfeeding: a controlled clinical trial. Pediatrics 75:
514-518, 1985
Host, A. et al. A prospective study of cow's milk allergy in exclusively
breastfed infants. Acta Paediatr Scand. 77: 663-670, 1988
Houston, M.J. et al. The importance of support for the breastfeeding mother.
Health Visitor 54: 243, 1981
Moon, J.L. et al. Breast engorgement: contributable variables and variables
amenable to nursing interventions. JOGNN. 18: 309-315, 1989
Newman J. Breastfeeding problems associated with the early introduction of
bottles and pacifiers. J Hum Lact. 6: 59-63, 1990


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