Hello Netters, Green MIlk--- When I directed the Chicago Milk Bank, I actually took pictures/slides of all the variety of milk colors and appearances. There was blue, gray, green, slight reddish to orangish, watery to cream appearances. When asking mothers it seems like vitamins with alphalfa base, green gatorade will color it green. Jello and some of the other drinks will also change the color. I have several Chicago hospitals call with "pea" green colostrum, fed the baby with no harmful effects. I know some drs. go crazy over it and want to test the milk. Again, bacteria, etc were within normal limits. celebrities BF--- Chicago BF Task Force did a public fair downtown Chicago last year and had contacted all those "celebrities" that had breastfeed to be present. I know Michael Jordan's mother was among one notifyed. If you are still interested in others (since I am brain dead at the present) e-mail me and I will look up in my files or you could also contact LLLI and they could probably help you since they also participated there. It was a fun day had by all. Breast Milk Intake--- When the scales first came out for test weighing infants, I was very sceptical. I had been lecturing for years on the inaccuracy of pre and post BF weights.. In fact I have several articles in my files that backed me up. Well, the scales that were used back then were analog scales and inaccurate digital scales. Now they have more accurage digital scales and Medela BabyWeigh Scale is within 2 grams for infants weighing 0-6000g (0-12lbs) and 5 grams to infants weighing 6000-12,000g. As skeptical as I was after talking with Paula Meier and reading her research and other articles she sent me along with talking to other moms using the scale, I began to open my mind up a bit. As other LC's have posted, it actually reassures moms not doubts her places her on a quilt trip "let's see you produce now and see what you are really giving your baby". Like it was mentioned I have also experienced the opposite of relaxing the mothers and reassuring her she is doing fine. The scales, like other products (well said Linda Smith) can be abused and misused. It is not for the normal newborn that is doing OK and also, there will be times when using your clinical observations will be sufficient. It is one other tool to be used along with your clinical observations that can be extremely helpful. As stated, Paula Meirer found in the hosptal, that experienced neonatal nurses incorrectly estimated volume of intake of infants vs the scale. One does need to make sure clothing is the same before and after. In regards to the insensible water loses, Paula also explains it well that with formula "attempt to correct for the density of formula for test-weighing estimates on the scale resulted in larger errors than when estimates were uncorrected. Evaporative water loss (EWL) and density of formula may not have been significant for preterm infants in this weight range, who consumed relatively small volumes of formula, and were clothed to prevent insensible fluid loss by the cutaneous route. Also, EWL and density of formula may have influenced the test-weighing estimate in a systematic manner, but each individual effect may have concelled the effect of the other." My understanding is with the specific gravity of breastmilk and water, one is overestimated and one underestimated and therefore cancel each other. Too much for my brain today. Time to take some more advil and rest the brain awhile. Return soon. Pat Bull, RN, IBCLC The Breastfeeding Connection/Medela Naperville, IL