Diane wrote "Not a matter of rate of digestion, but of quantity to be digested..." I agree that many parents who are bottling breastmilk begin giving baby more and more milk per feeding. The feeds space out and q3 during the day and q4 at night is common. We try to keep these parents to limit their feeds to no more that 2 1/2 to 3 oz and to focus on the amount of milk in 24 hours. I see parents too easily falling into the trap of feeding by the clock and giving increasing amounts of milk. As part of our handout on giving expressed breastmilk (temporarily for non- latching baby) we talk about the transition back to breast. We let parents know that they can expect more frequent feeds in response to baby's cues. Parents are often discouraged when they see their baby being hungry more frequently and with less predictability once they are back at the breast. With some health teaching the parents can see this increased interest in the breast as a positive step that demonstrates their baby returning to a more natural pattern. Janet Vandenberg RN, BScN, IBCLC Public Health Nurse Ontario, Canada *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html