Great post, Kathy. Thank you for this.

>Also, while most intake calculations are based on kilo of body weight, human
>variation includes vast differences in metabolism and activity level, so
>that babies who weigh the same may need very different amounts of breast
>milk or formula to grow optimally, while two babies of very different sizes
>may need exactly the same.  That is one reason why it is best to let the
>baby be the one to decide how much to eat, at the breast, rather than trying
>to use "one size fits all" calculations about so many ounces of formula per
>ounce of body weight.

This fits perfectly with the findings of Peter Hartmann's students'
studies on volumes taken by normal exclusively-breastfed thriving
infants. They found consistent daily volume intake for any one baby
all through the study period from one to 6 months - no increasing
amount as baby grew bigger, but differing amounts between babies.

Joy
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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia breastfeeding counsellor
Perth, Western Australia.   mailto:[log in to unmask]
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