Hello again, I had the numbers wrong; the babies who get fortifier here are those less than 1500 g at birth, not 1200 g and it is given until the baby is 1800-2000 g depending on the hospital. The fortifier consists of protein and phosphorus and calcium, and some other components I don't have available. According to my colleague Anna-Pia Häggkvist it is regarded almost as a problem that Scandinavian mothers are so good at breastfeeding their premature babies, because once the baby starts taking most feeds at the breast it is hard to get the fortifier into them. She suggests, if mother has abundant supply, pumping and giving extra cream to the baby just for the calories. Sorry for the incorrect lower weight limit in my previous post on this. Rachel Myr *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html