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James Mading <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 19 Jan 2000 23:08:34 -0600
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I remember hearing that the primary reason for the change in
water/fat content through a feed was not a matter of different milk
being produced.  The milk as it is produced is always high in fat.
The milk that accumulates between feedings draws fluid from the
circulation to maintain a balance of concentrations across the cell
membranes resulting in the first milk being higher in volume but
lower in fat.  As the percentage of "immediately produced" milk
increases, so does the fat content.  If this scenario is true, then
it would stand to reason that the shorter the interval between
feedings, the higher the fat content of the next feeding.
I don't recall where I heard this explanation.  Does anyone have a
reference?  Do I have it right or have I distorted what I heard in
the time since I heard it?
Winnie Mading IBCLC

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