Hear, hear! Virginia talks about moms needing to understand the 
importance of lactose to babies. I tell moms who are concerned that 
lactose is the primary fuel for their baby's brain, and also is good for 
the development of the digestive system. They then no longer think the 
"foremilk" is "bad", without having to go into a whole physiology debate.

I also tell them that babies need the right balance of lactose, protein 
and fat, and that the baby will get that balance if we let him be in 
charge of which breast he takes when.

We are all saying the same thing here, but sometimes it helps to have 
some efficient ways to express that to moms.

Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC

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