Thanks Jan, I followed your mention of Santoro and came across this page by Barbara Wilson Clay and Kay Hoover; http://www.breastfeedingmaterials.com/ask-barbara-kay/physiological-feed-volumes-infants-requiring-supplementation. They cite these references; Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol Committee. ABM Protocol # 3. Hospital Guidelines for the Use of Supplementary Feedings in the Healthy Term Breastfed Neonate, Breastfeeding Medicine 2009; 4(3):175-182. http://www.bfmed.org/Resources/Protocols.aspx Lawrence RA, Lawrence RM. Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession (6th ed). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby, 2005; pp. 99-100. (see chart on p. 100) Neville M, Keller R, Seacat J, et al. Studies in human lactation: milk volumes in lactating women during the onset of lactation and full lactation. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1988; 48(6):1375-86. Santoro J, Martinez FE, Ricco RG, et al. Colostrum ingested during the First Day of life by exclusively breastfed healthy newborn infants, The Journal of Pediatrics 2010; 156:29-32. Alice FarrowLLL Leader Italy *********************************************** 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