I don't think you're going to find what you are wanting.  Why not do a creamatocrit analysis of your milk - although, that too varies with volume of milk available in the breast, time since last nursing, etc.  It's like taking a snapshot of a fellow at a ball game - you really don't get the full picture without video!  Fat content is different from woman to woman. In Hartmann's research, they correlated for EACH woman her milk volumes and fat percentages across a 24 hour period before they even started some of the research projects!  And the foremilk-hindmilk thing has become so over-used AND misunderstood, my brain is tired and mouth is exhausted with explaining it to MD's much less patients, nurses, etc.

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From: Lactation Information and Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of mumma2wldthings @mac.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:24 PM
Subject: 'fat content of multiples milk' studies ?

hello, fellow lactnetters !

i am wondering if anyone knows of any studies or websites i can cite that may have info on how much the fat content increases in human milk when the mother is nursing multiple children. i need it primarily b/c elijah is still not gaining appropriately despite complete elimination of all his allergens . the GI specialist has opted to do a study of every single crumb of food and drop of liquid he takes in for 3 days as well as every single bit of solid waste he puts out. i have to document all of his intake. he is still nursing very frequently alongside his 3 yo sister (he's 19 mos now) and i want to be sure the person analyzing the results has access to the info that the more children a woman is nursing, the fatter her milk is. it sounds like we have to be very specific and i am thinking that is not common knowledge. and then i am thinking maybe it is not even officially documented knowledge and i should look into it for sure just for my work w/ bfing moms, too ! i often end up helping the moms who are tandem nursing & wouldn't want to be giving out misinfo . so if anyone can point me toward any official source of info about this, i would really appreciate it ! thanks !!

~jacqui gruttadauria, bsw
near detroit, michigan
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