Nancy - I was really interested to hear you say this. I am a mom of a now 20 month old former 26 weeker. I went through all sorts of hassle when he was in the NICU because he wasn't gaining weight fast enough for them. They finally got me to agree to adding MCT oil to my milk and it really didn't make much of a difference at all in his weight gain. When we finally did crematocrits on multiple samples of my milk from different times of day, we found that the fat content in my milk was much higher than the value they were using in their calculations. Because I wouldn't let them add powdered formula to my milk, they ended up adding protien powder and that was enough to turn things around and get him out of there. The balance of the protein and fat was off dramatically. Of course, once we got him home and he could nurse when he wanted to eat, he gained weight at a wonderful rate. I just wish I could have had a neonatologist working with us that was as knowledgeable about breastmilk as you are! -Christine ----- Original Message ----- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:30:07 -0400 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: LACTNET Digest - 20 Apr 2010 to 21 Apr 2010 - Special issue (#2010-331) As FASTER growth is not necessarily BETTER growth, and as protein is usually the limiting nutrient for preterm infants, not fat, I would not buy stock in this company. Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP Attending Neonatologist, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Service San Diego, CA, USA [log in to unmask] *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome