Human Milk |
Formula |
has well over 300 known ingredients, including |
has perhaps 100 ingredients, including |
interferon and white blood cells |
tropical oils |
antibacterial and antiviral agents |
no antiinfective agents |
intestinal soothers |
intestinal irritants |
readily absorbed nutrients |
poorly absorbed nutrients |
everything a baby is known to need |
microdeficiencies |
several kinds of milk at each nursing |
is the same throughout each feeding |
changes to meet babys needs |
changes only with manufacturing and
preparation errors, which are common |
is non-allergenic( diet can be altered to suit childs reactions) |
in standard form contains either of 2
common allergens - cow milk or soybeans |
is the human infant's only normal food |
tries to approximate what's known about infant needs, at low production cost. Cow milk and soy are used not because they are the best imitation of human milk, but because they are readily available and cost-effective |
promotes normal brain development |
has been linked to lower intelligence scores |
is always clean, straight from the source |
is easily contaminated |
promotes normal health in infancy and beyond |
has been linked to increases in many infant illnesses, including SIDS, and to many long-term problems including malocclusion, childhood lymphoma, breast cancer, vision deficits, and diabetes |
smells fine going in and coming out |
smells... interesting |
"The newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three."---Dr. Grantly Dick-Read
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