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There is some literature on this, but if you don't mind my opinion...
Testing milk, especially in an individual case is useless and not getting to
the point.  If the baby gets enough milk, even low in fat, the baby will
grow.  Thus, the idea is to get more milk into him, not test the milk.  So
what to do?

1. Observe a feeding, correct or improve the latch, teach the mother how to
know the baby is getting milk (open, pause, close type of sucking).

2. Use breast compression to increase flow to the baby.

3. Consider using fenugreek and blessed thistle.

4. If the baby nurses poorly in spite of the above, the baby may need to be
supplemented with a nursing supplementer.  If the mother can do it, her
expressed milk is by far the best supplement.

For information on the above check:

http://www.erols.com/cindyrn/drjack0.htm

or

http://www.bflrc.com/jn_arts.htm

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC

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