That's interesting. Are there any studies investigating whether there are any ifferences in outcomes amongst VLBW-ELBW babies who are given human milk ortified with cows' milk based products and those who are given human milk ortified with the individual components? ina Berry ustralia Not that I know of. Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP Attending Neonatologist, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Service San Diego, CA, USA [log in to unmask] *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome