Here’s the KTVB 7 news report about the awfully serious consequences of diluting breast milk.
According to Dr. Ashanti Woods, a pediatrician at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, it is not a safe practice for parents to dilute breast milk:
A baby’s electrolytes are at fixed levels and do not adjust well to change. These low levels of electrolytes can result in confusion, lethargy, seizures or death.
Experts say babies should not drink water until they are six months old.
Babies are growing so rapidly and breast milk and other infant formulas are designed to meet those specific needs, calorie needs and nutrient needs that babies have and when breast milk or other infant foods are diluted, then it decreases that caloric value.
Rachelle Lesteshen, Breastfeeding USA Counselor adds:
Breast milk contains the perfect amount of nutrients for a baby’s growth … Stretching breast milk by adding water will dilute the necessary nutrients and can cause serious health risks such as excess weight loss.
Hats off to KTVB 7 Idaho for their extremely important report and to SheKnows for their very informative article.
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