I agree entirely with Heather:
>Pardon my transatlantic ignorance, but why on earth would anyone need to
>know the fat content of a mother's breast milk...   It seems to me that
breastfeeding supporters should
>resist any attempts to subject an individual's breast milk to these
>unfounded tests. The mindset should be challenged - do others agree?

I can't imagine why anyone would want to waste time and money on this. Isn't
this exactly what doctors used to do to mothers years ago--fussy baby
(likely on a 4 hour schedule), ask them to express some milk, take a look at
it (likely mostly foremilk if the mum wasn't used to expressing and was
doing it under pressure), pronounce it too weak, and then prescribe formula.
I for one don't want to get back to that kind of mindset.

Leslie Ayre-Jaschke, BEd, IBCLC
Peace River, Alberta, Canada