Cindy writes:
"I have searched the archives and can't seem to come up with what I am
looking
for, I thought I read that breastmilk is "higher" in lactose than any of the
artificial formulas...."

In Ruth Lawrence's Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession, third
edition, 1989 (sorry, I don't have a newer edition at home), p. 91, in the
section Carbohydrates, she says:
"The predominant carbohydrate of milk is lactose, or milk sugar.  It is
present in high concentration (6.8 g/100 ml  in human milk and 4.9 g/100ml
in bovine milk)."  She goes on to expound on the importance of lactose in
the diet of the human infant.  She does not compare lactose levels to
formula levels.  However, I'll bet the Nursery where you work has
nutritional info on the various formula brands.

Barb Berges BS, RN, IBCLC
Rochester, New York

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