BELTSVILLE, Md.— Bottle fed babies may have fewer diges tive problems - and their parents more peace and quiet - if a natural protein in breast milk is added to infant formula, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Children’s Nutri tion Research Center in Houston, Texas. Lactofcrrin, which literally Parenting Not Easy, HONESDALE The North east Region 1988 Toddler Topics leam-at-home series gives parents helpful information concerning children ages 2-6. Covering every thing from vitamins to saving for the future the series is helpful because it is a source of time saving ideas. How should parents discipline their children with or without punishment? Two topics help Breakthrough For Bottle Fed Babies means “milk iron,” is known to help infants absorb iron from mother’s milk and to protect them against intestinal infection. 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HIGH CO. 320 King St We Have Poles In Myerstown PA 17067 Stock 25 30 35 445 Phone 717 866 7544 Center director Buford L. make it more like human milk.” Nichols heads the research, funded He says that animals’ intestines by USDA’s Agricultural Research grow considerably during the first Service. He reports, “Infants who Ito 3 days after birth. Newborn don’t get mother’s milk tend to pigs, for instance, add 8 to 10 have more colic, diarrhea, and inches of intestine in that period, food intolerance. Presumably, . And studies of newborn pigs and some of these problems are due to other animals indicate that their an immature digestive capacity.” digestive systems mature faster if “Our studies suggest that (hey are suckled, lactoferrin to infant formula will ‘This growth may not occur in Toddler Topics Can Help But their child. Raising children alone is another problem some parents are forced to face. In “Single Parenting-Carrying the Whole Load,” single parents are given information that will make their GIGANTIC f y* I SELECTION WLa*/ » * \ Lancaster Farming's CLASSIFIEDS job easier. Other topics include food and nutrition, discipline, health and safety. To enroll in the Toddler Topics program, contact the Wayne County Extension Sevice at 717-253-5970 ext. 114 or put your name and address on a postcard and mail it to: Wayne County Extension Service, Courthouse, Honesdale, PA 18431. The deadline for ordering this free leam-at-home series is Janu ary 15, 1988. It will be sent out in late January or early February. Stress On (Continued from Page B 12) see how easy and inexpensive it is to get your own milk.” During the session, the women learned the importance of sharing their problems with others. Sachs remarked that farming offers a life time of stresses. For teaming to live better with stress, she offered the following steps to stress management: Stress Management For Farm Wives •Be aware. •Admit to problems •Understand where stress is com- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 28, 1987-813 infants who get formula rather than breast milk,” Nichols says, “leav ing them prone to chronic diarrhea and other intestinal problems.” To identify the growth stimul ant, Nichols and technician Kathryn S. McKee devised an assay using rat crypt cells - the cells that generate intestinal lining. They looked for the component in human colostrum - the antibody packed breast secretion preceding milk - that stimulated rapid divi sion of these cells. It proved to be lactoferrin, which is more concen trated in the colostrum. The find ings were reported in the June issue of Pediatric Research. Since then, the researchers have looked at how infant formulas based on cow’s milk or soy affect rat crypt cells. Both types of for mula inhibited cell division, Nichols says, but adding lactofer rin in amounts comparable to those in colostrum restored cell division to normal rates. He and McKee have applied for a patent for this use of lactoferrin through Baylor University’s Col lege of Medicine. The Farm ing from. •Adapt to stress. •Reduce it by getting emotional support from family, friends and church members. •Don’t be ashamed to get profes sional help. •Diet can help: cut out caffeine. •Physical exercise helps relieve stress. •Balance activities, get variety, a break from the farm by getting involved in community or church activities. •Don’t feel guilty. •Ask for help—get help.
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