>Publicity material is circulating here in Israel about "Milksense"
>manufactured by Bfree Plus for a whopping $200.
>The idea is that if the instrument is placed on the breast for 10
>seconds before a feed and again after the feed, mum knows how much
>baby ate.
Ack :( :( :(
>Since many mothers unfortunately give up breastfeeding because they
>are concerned they don`t have enough milk, this could be reassuring.
>As counsellors we would rather advise monitoring the pee and poo,
>alertness of baby and weight gain.
Yes - because we know that knowing how much milk a mother makes is
*irrelevant* and knowing how much milk a baby takes at any one
sitting is *irrelevant* and could be misleading....my favourite
study is this one:
KENT, J. C., MITOULAS, L. R., CREGAN, M. D., RAMSAY, D. T., DOHERTY, D. A. &
HARTMANN, P. E. (2006) Volume and Frequency of Breastfeedings and Fat
Content of Breast Milk Throughout the Day. Pediatrics, 117, e387-395.
Shows the volume of milk taken at any one feed in *healthy, thriving
babies* varies between 0 ml (yes, zero!) and 240 mls .
>Does anyone know anything concrete about this device - the price is
>outrageous and my concern is whether it is just another gimmick to
>get parents to spend their money or whether it is really useful and
>reliable.
If it's reliable it cannot be useful. And If it is *not* reliable it
cannot be useful.
I have not had any news of this in the UK - thank goodness. Even if
it wasn't expensive, the cost of using it would be very high in terms
of confidence and morale :(
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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