<<The doctor and I have been encouraging her to add a little water to her 
bottles to stretch the breast milk. The baby's weight is OK, but mom understands 
that there is a fine line to stretching the breastmilk!>>
Am I reading this correctly? This doesn't seem like a good management 
technique when you are trying to get more calories/food into a baby and one that I 
would hesitate to recommend. I agree with Cathy G; pumping after feedings will 
help increase a milk supply and the milk you get may look scanty but has more 
calories than the first milk in a pumping or feeding. 
Mary Kay Smith, RN, IBCLC, LLL Leader
Canton MI USA

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