150ml per kg baby's bodyweight per day is ther ule of thumb that's used in this part of the world. BF profi's mostly add that mother's milk could be a bit (up to 10%) less because it is better absorbed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC MOM, LLLL, primary schoolteacher Hiilensberg, Germany *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html