A mom whose premie twins are in hospital still has been pumping and giving 
more hindmilk to them with positive weight gain increase.  A nurse said to her 
that foremilk has more antibodies than hindmilk.  I told her perhaps the nurse 
is thinking of colostrum but just thought I'd run it by you.  Any evidence of 
this being true?

I re-read Dr Newman's article from the Scientific American on antibody 
formation in breastmilk and see nothing there to indicate that hindmilk has 
different antibodies.   Comments?

Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC

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