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Becky Krumwiede <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 Mar 1998 11:20:47 -0500
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Jay, I agree with you, and have admitted it here before.  I don't think
reusing a bottle of breastmilk within a few hours is a big deal, but am
anxiously looking forward to research validation.  On 12-31-97 there was a
post from Rachel Brusseau who is doing a study on this and reported on her
preliminary study with 3 women, doing colony counts for 48 hours on
refrigerated vs. partially drunk out of a bottle milk.  <<In all three
participants the bacteria counts consistently DECREASED over time in both
the usd and control milk.  The used milk counts were slightly higher. . .>>

Here is her reply from last week when I wrote to ask what was happening
with the research:

<<Funny you write me now!! I'm just getting ready now to go make plates,
because this weekend I am doing "the big study".  Over christmas I did a
pilot study with three women. I only did total colony counts on the
milk. This next week I am doing "the big study" in which I will look at
pathogenic staff, ß-streptococcus, coliforms and total colony counts in
milk. The women are pumping the milk in their homes 12 - 36 hours before
the study. They will store it in their refrigerator. They will bring the
milk to my lab, we will heat it up, and feed part of it to the babies. I
will then store the milk for another 48 hours taking samples every 12
hours for bacterial analysis. I'm getting really excited to see the
results!!

I have to write my rough draft by March 23, and a final paper by April
3rd. I will present the results to my peers on April 4th. I promise I
will keep LACTNET people posted, and hopefully I can get published, so
others will know as well!!! Thanks for your interest, because it helps
me stay focused on the importance of my work.

Rachel>>

I am looking forward to her reporting in!

Becky Krumwiede, RN, IBCLC, Appleton, Wisconsin
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