Your Doc friend may be right.  Have a look at these refs.  I think you'll
find that we have been mistaken about the actual capacity of infant's
stomachs BUT the point that the marbles make remains valid.  Babies' tummies
are tiny.  They need to be fed little and often.

Houston MHP, Howie PW, McNeilly A (1983)
'Factors affecting the duration of breastfeeding: measurement of breastmilk
intake in the first week of life'
Early Human Development 8: 49-54.

Saint L, Smith M, Hartmann PE (1984)
'The yield and nutrient content of colostrum and milk of women from giving
birth to 1 month post-partum'
British Journal of Nutrition. 52: 87-95.

Nina Berry BA/Bed(Hons) Dip Arts(Phil)
Breastfeeding Counsellor
PhD Candidate - "Ethical Issues in the marketing of 'Toddler Milks'"

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