Hello Netters,

Enough have now contacted me to send them this info., that I will take time
out and post this.  Here are the figures for the creamatocrits cal. and %.

Creamatocrit     3            4            5            6            7
            8             9

Gr of Fat/ml    0.012   0.023         0.03       0.037     0.044        0.051
      0.058

Cal/ml             0.49    0.56           0.62       0.69       0.76
         0.82        0.89

Cal/oz            15.7    17.8            20          22.1       24.3
         26,4        28.5

% of Cal-fat     22        37              44         48.2       52.1
         56           58.2


CREAMATOCRIT       10          11          12

Gr. of fat/ml            0.064       0.071     0.078

Cal/ml                    0.96         1.02      1.09

Cal/oz                   30.7          32.8      34.9

% of Cal - fat          60.4          62.6      64

This all is based on regression equations in Lucas, Gibbs, Lyster,  & Baum.
 Creamatocret:  Simple Clinical Technique for Estimating Fat Concentration
and Energy Value of Human Milk.  BRMJ  1978; 1:1018-1020
This is Paula Meirers info so if you use it, please give her credit.  Thanks
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 Shouldnt't this be called the stop hour instead?  by Mrs. Webster's Guide to
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doing constuction everywhere too.
Pat Bull, RN, IBCLC
The Breastfeeding Connection/Medela
Naperville, IL