On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Joy Anderson wrote:

> He also maintains that babies cannot get too much foremilk and not enough
> hindmilk, overall, because if the baby did not drain the breast well at one
> feeding, then it starts with a higher fat milk at the start of the next
> from that breast. So baby gets his constant amount of fat per day, but
> maybe a higher *volume* of milk overall (in oversupply situations). This is
> why 'oversupply colicky' babies invariably put on lots of weight.

While I am certainly no expert, I must question this assertion.  First
off, almost all of the "oversupply" babies I have dealt with were NOT
gaining well at all, despite the fact that mom had lots of milk.  This was
a BIG clue that I was dealing with OALD.  I also want to point out that
most of these mothers were following the standard "hosprital" advice
around here to switch sides every __5__ minutes!!! These babies were
getting waaaay too much of the high lactose milk, and were having green
stools, gassy, spitting up, slow gainers, who seemed to want to nurse "all
the time"  yet got plent of milk. It was not "balancing out" because no
one was telling these moms to *finish* the first breast.  They aren't
using the same breast at the next feeding at all. They just keep doing the
"burp and switch" and the problem is exaccerbated.  I am very intrigued by
this thread, since my own daughter and I dealt with this issue ourselves.
I have *always* had instant success with the institution of a one breast
per feed/ and for comfort if baby still wants to suckle.  I am very tired
of pediatricians in my area diagnosing "lactose intolerance" in breasfed
babies who are quite obviously having a supply imbalance issue.  Any
thoughts, comments??  Where can i find this research you are referring to?
I have not seen it or heard of it previously.

Heidi Murphy
Peer Counselor
Gainesville, Florida