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Ann asked about a study showing that human milk still packs a punch beyond
the early months of lactation. This would be in response to a pediatrician
stating that "a baby could not take in enough of this liquid to get calories."
The following article shows that the milk of mothers who have lactated over a
year contains significantly more fat and energy than the milk of mothers
lactating 2-6 months. Creamatocrit levels for mothers who had lactated 2-6 months
in this study ranged from 5% to 17.5%. Mothers who had lactated over a year
had creamatocrits that were at times extraordinarily high, up to 28%!
Mandel D, Lubetzky R, Dollberg S, et al. Fat and energy contents of
expressed human breast milk in prolonged lactation. Pediatrics 2005; 116:e432-e435
_www.pediatrics.org/cgi/doi/10.1542/peds.2005-0313_
(http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/doi/10.1542/peds.2005-0313)
Human milk always does a body good.
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA
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