I would suggest that you look at a post by Nancy Wight MD on this subject,
of this year, by doing a search for her note. It was a good one and
definitive, since she is an expert in this subject. It might help you.

search fortifier in lactnet since January 2002 where sender contains wight
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Just a friendly helpful suggestion. Might give you a place to start. Kathleen

At 10:48 PM 10/12/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>i have read everything i could find in the archives and elsewhere re: the
>controversy about human milk fortifier - i realize this was just discussed
>in July.  However, I just received a call from a mom of a 34 week premie,
>now 3 weeks post-delivery.  i have no details except baby just came home,
>is on fortifier mixed with ebm, is constipated (true pellets, not just long
>intervals) and mom wants to know if she must continue fortifier.  baby born
>at 4#7oz, and at 3 weeks weighed 5#4oz.  don't know when fortifier was
>started.    will talk to her tomorrow - we just exchanged messages.   i
>couldn't find anything in the archives about whether fortifier is *ever*
>necessary with a baby this age/size.  is it a protien issue at this size as
>well, or just an energy/calorie issue.  would lacto-engineering and perhaps
>an appropriate vitamin suffice?  i read all the posts by nancy wight and
>others - very helpful and intersting, but none address this
>age/size.  suggestions?
>
>thanks!
>
>Lyla Wolfenstein
>LLLL and IBCLC 2002
>
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