Regarding Sonya's post about the doctor who is looking into metabolic problems in a small-for-age baby and the mother's perception that the cream fraction of her milk doesn't look 'rich and creamy', I hope the mother can be reminded that bovine cream and human cream don't look the same. If she has an inch of something she believes to be cream at the top of an 8 ounce bottle (is she able to express that much in one session?!), that is approximately one eighth of the bottle. Not exactly a small amount! One eighth is twelve and a half percent. Cow's milk is normally about four per cent fat. This baby might just be a small person. Size is still not a diagnosis per se. If the doctor is investigating metabolic disorders, why not await the outcome of that before assuming there is something wrong with the milk? It's by far the least likely cause of the baby's size. Maybe the baby is not getting enough of it, maybe he is not feeding often enough - or, maybe this mother who can express an eight ounce bottle has such massive oversupply that the baby is living on foremilk and suffering from calorie deficit because he is never getting that twelve percent of fat. Arggghh. Rachel Myr, formelry a small, now just a short person, mother of a short person, and grandmother of a small person Kristiansand, Norway *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome