Dear Collegues,
Once again I could use your expertise. Please feel free to email me privately. I received a call from a mom today that her baby wants to eat constantly. Her last baby she didn't produce enough fat in her milk. She pumped some milk and refrigerated it. When she took it out the next day there was no separation. The last baby she did some block feeding which helped some. She is not on a restricted fat diet. I thought I read somewhere that the content of fat in the mom's diet has no bearing on her fat in the milk. 
I also suggested marshmallow root. I don't have any evidence to back it up other than mom's saying there milk was creamier and the baby's had settled tummies. 
I suggested she include olive oil on her salads, bread dipping sauce with olive oil. She has a good milk supply. She just doesn't get much sleep or anything done during the day. Baby falls asleep after 10 min and wants to eat again in 1/2 hour. Baby is one month old next week. His weight is good.
Thank you in advance,
Terri Klein RN, IBCLC, RLC
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