Ann asked about a study showing that human milk still packs a punch beyond  
the early months of lactation. This would be in response to a pediatrician  
stating that "a baby could not take in enough of this liquid to get calories."  
The following article shows that the milk of mothers who have lactated over a  
year contains significantly more fat and energy than the milk of mothers  
lactating 2-6 months. Creamatocrit levels for mothers who had lactated 2-6  months 
in this study ranged from 5% to 17.5%. Mothers who had lactated over a  year 
had creamatocrits that were at times extraordinarily high, up to 28%!
 
Mandel D, Lubetzky R, Dollberg S, et al. Fat and energy contents of  
expressed human breast milk in prolonged lactation. Pediatrics 2005;  116:e432-e435
_www.pediatrics.org/cgi/doi/10.1542/peds.2005-0313_ 
(http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/doi/10.1542/peds.2005-0313) 
 
Human milk always does a body good.
 
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA

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