I mentioned testing breastmilk because of elevated sodium.  I agree it 
probably didn't need to be done in the 2 cases I mentioned-and after the 
fact I did educate the physician involved. However, I have seen babies in 
our hospital who have been admitted to our PICU almost dead from 
hypernatremic dehydration-according to Ruth Lawrence (page 448)"The sodium 
of the infant's serum and mother's milk should be followed until normal".
Anyhow-my question was not when or if to test milk BUT if milk must be 
tested(even if only because the physician thinks it should be tested)does 
anyone have more info on how to do it properly?

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