Study: Breast Milk Better for Preemies
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Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Chicago – The tiniest premature infants fed with breast milk in the hospital did better on tests of mental development later in life than did others fed only formula, a study has found.
The research, outlined in the July issue of Pediatrics, is the first to show the benefits of breast milk for babies born weighing less than 2 pounds, 3 ounces. With medical advances, hospitals are saving more of these babies, some born more than three months early.
For these infants, brain development that normally would occur in the womb during the third trimester of pregnancy must occur in the neonatal intensive-care unit of a hospital, said study co-author Dr. Betty Vohr of Brown Medical School. Ingredients in breast milk, particularly fatty acids, seem to help the brain develop properly, she said.
Even when the researchers took education and income into account, the breast milk babies scored higher on tests of mental development when they were 18 months old than the formula babies.”
I will refuse to believe America is an educated and enlightened society unless and untill the vast majority of mothers in America are happily nursing their own babies.
Cows milk is for building the bones of a baby calf. So if you want your child to be a bone head, be sure to feed them formula derived from cow’s milk.
Breast milk is Brain Food so, if you want your child to be smart, be sure to feed them mothers milk.

Paul, Allison, Jenny, and Ben
So far in our family Allison holds the record for years breastfed. She demanded that she be fed Mommas milk well into her fourth year. Ben is still nursing at three and a half. Whenever I ask him when he plans to wean he holds up five fingers, and says, “when I’m five”.

Allison with Ben
“What Makes Human Milk Special?
Sally Myer
Nebraska
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 23 No. 2, March-April 2006, pp. 82-83
The most common reason mothers probably choose to breastfeed is the knowledge that human milk is the superior infant food. It contains live cells, like those in blood. Some components of human milk also enhance the effects of others, so the ingredients of human milk work together. In contrast, only a small percentage of some ingredients of formula are absorbed; mixing ingredients in formula does not guarantee they will act together the way they do in human milk.
Human Milk Is Designed for Babies
Human milk is species-specific. The milk of each mammal species has adapted to supply its offspring with what is needed for optimal growth and survival.
Some species’ milks are relatively high in fat to lay down a thick layer of body fat, while those with high protein use it for rapid growth and maturation. Those species that need readily available sources of sugar to meet the needs of their rapidly growing brains have milk that is higher in carbohydrates. Humans are the slowest growing and maturing mammals, but also have the most advanced brains. So it makes sense that the protein content of human milk is relatively low while the level of carbohydrates is high.
Human milk contains levels of vitamins and minerals appropriate for the healthy, full-term, human infant. It is ever-changing — from the beginning of the feeding to the end, from feeding to feeding, and from day to day. The infant provides many signals that stimulate some of the changes in his mother’s milk. When following her infant’s feeding cues, a mother can be assured that her child will benefit from those changes.
For instance, if the milk taken at a particular feeding is lower in fat (fat is the most variable constituent of mother’s milk), the infant will become hungry again sooner. If his cues are followed and he receives the next few feedings close together (cluster feeds), the higher fat milk he receives (fat content goes up when the breast is less full) will ensure his overall fat intake is adequate.”
Jenny Hatch