Comments on: Study: Proteins in Formula Make Bigger Babies http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/04/28/study-proteins-in-formula-make-bigger-babies/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jennifer http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/04/28/study-proteins-in-formula-make-bigger-babies/#comment-11766 jennifer Fri, 01 May 2009 01:43:20 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3656#comment-11766 Cate, love the post! The world health organization has actually published growth charts that are designed for breastfed babies. The trouble with the growth charts fount in most doctors offices is that they have been both created and provided "free of charge" by formula companies! (I say "free of charge" as nothing is every truly free is it?! Formula advertising is effective and no good for babes and mom's.) Of course the growth curve on these "free" charts follows that of a formula fed baby. This can be problematic for many parents as breastfed babies tend to follow a different curve ~ If your baby doesn't match the "free" chart then maybe they need more than what your milk can provide?...should you feed them formula? This is the slippery slope that many mom's find themselves on. If parents were given the breastfed baby growth charts to look at they may find that their babe fits that curve just fine! The breastfed baby growth charts that have been developed by the WHO are published with years and years of research behind them. You will find them on the World Health Organization's website. Here's a bit of history on them... http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/growth/growthcharts.html Cate, love the post!
The world health organization has actually published growth charts that are designed for breastfed babies.

The trouble with the growth charts fount in most doctors offices is that they have been both created and provided “free of charge” by formula companies! (I say “free of charge” as nothing is every truly free is it?! Formula advertising is effective and no good for babes and mom’s.) Of course the growth curve on these “free” charts follows that of a formula fed baby. This can be problematic for many parents as breastfed babies tend to follow a different curve ~ If your baby doesn’t match the “free” chart then maybe they need more than what your milk can provide?…should you feed them formula? This is the slippery slope that many mom’s find themselves on. If parents were given the breastfed baby growth charts to look at they may find that their babe fits that curve just fine!

The breastfed baby growth charts that have been developed by the WHO are published with years and years of research behind them. You will find them on the World Health Organization’s website.

Here’s a bit of history on them…
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/growth/growthcharts.html

]]> By: Cate Nelson http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/04/28/study-proteins-in-formula-make-bigger-babies/#comment-11765 Cate Nelson Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:51:49 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3656#comment-11765 Bob: Manufacturers indeed did and do try to replicate breastmilk, but they just can't seem to get it right. Certainly not better! Perhaps because they're using milk from a species distantly related to us? Maybe (despite how it might gross out people to think about) they should go for gorilla or chimp milk. It'd make more logical sense, anyhow. And back up Veggie Momma's point, to boot. The protein was made for bigger animals. Human milk is for human babies. On a side note, Natalie Angier writes in her book, "Woman: an Intimate Geography" about have formula manufacturers have tried, but failed to replicate all the human milk goodness. Remember a while back when PETA suggested that Ben & Jerry's use human milk for their ice cream? http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/10/12/ben-and-jerrys-breast-milk-ice-cream/ Though I get the [annoying, poorly made] point, they should have pestered the formula manufacturers to use breastmilk. That's a joke I would have appreciated. Bob: Manufacturers indeed did and do try to replicate breastmilk, but they just can’t seem to get it right. Certainly not better! Perhaps because they’re using milk from a species distantly related to us? Maybe (despite how it might gross out people to think about) they should go for gorilla or chimp milk. It’d make more logical sense, anyhow. And back up Veggie Momma’s point, to boot. The protein was made for bigger animals. Human milk is for human babies.

On a side note, Natalie Angier writes in her book, “Woman: an Intimate Geography” about have formula manufacturers have tried, but failed to replicate all the human milk goodness.

Remember a while back when PETA suggested that Ben & Jerry’s use human milk for their ice cream?
http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/10/12/ben-and-jerrys-breast-milk-ice-cream/
Though I get the [annoying, poorly made] point, they should have pestered the formula manufacturers to use breastmilk. That’s a joke I would have appreciated.

]]> By: Bob http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/04/28/study-proteins-in-formula-make-bigger-babies/#comment-11764 Bob Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:38:12 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3656#comment-11764 So, let me get this straight. When formula was originally created, there was no analysis of breast milk and no attempt to copy breast milk? Even now there are discussions that don't ask this question? Has their ever been any analysis of healthy and unhealthy breast milk? We know what our million dollar athletes need to eat and drink. But we don't know what's healthy for babies!!!! So, let me get this straight. When formula was originally created, there was no analysis of breast milk and no attempt to copy breast milk?

Even now there are discussions that don’t ask this question?

Has their ever been any analysis of healthy and unhealthy breast milk?

We know what our million dollar athletes need to eat and drink. But we don’t know what’s healthy for babies!!!!

]]> By: VeggieMomma http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/04/28/study-proteins-in-formula-make-bigger-babies/#comment-11763 VeggieMomma Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:54:07 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=3656#comment-11763 This is not suprising if you think about it. Cow's milk is made by nature, to grow baby cows. Cows, through evolution, have evolved to be large and not that intelligent (compared to humans). Protien grows large mammals. Humans, by comparison, have evolved to be intelligent. Human milk is formulated by nature to grow big brains--using fats--which human milk contains a lot of. Human milk also has less protien since we are not large mammals, like cows. Make sense? Human milk for human babies. It's not rocket science! :) This is not suprising if you think about it. Cow’s milk is made by nature, to grow baby cows. Cows, through evolution, have evolved to be large and not that intelligent (compared to humans). Protien grows large mammals. Humans, by comparison, have evolved to be intelligent. Human milk is formulated by nature to grow big brains–using fats–which human milk contains a lot of. Human milk also has less protien since we are not large mammals, like cows.

Make sense? Human milk for human babies. It’s not rocket science! :)

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