Kim Sweet wrote in reference to storage of EBM in NICU
<<We use volu-feeders and water bottle type caps. If we loose our
supply of volu-feeders we are not sure what we are going to do. We are
looking at other resources.>>
We use sterile water containers (pour the water out) for our premies mother's
milk.  The formula companies provide them, of course--at least they do one
good thing.  they come with a cap and should remain relatively sterile if the
mother doesn't touch the inside.  Has anyone done a study with EBM and
storage in sterile and nonsterile containers?

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 We also never use half strength breast milk with trophic feeds (0.5-1cc), or
 with anyother breast milk feedings, we alsways use full strength. We do use
 half strength ABM if we have no breastmilk.
  >>
Do you have any references for this?  It has always pained me to hear mothers
say that they were diluting the breast milk with water.  I guess I should ask
the neos what references they have to support this practice.

Chris Lundberg, RN, IBCLC
Indianapolis IN