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Does lots of milk always mean low calorie milk?

RobinR91RobinR91 member
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A response to an earlier post today got me thinking is my milk lower in calories because I pump about 50 to 60 oz per day? I'm feeding triplets, I pump every 2 or 3 hours round the clock. I try to eat lots of olive oil or avocado and almonds but my fat layer in each 6 0z bottle is thin. Am I hurting my caloric content by having a large supply? I've never heard of this, and have consulted with 2 LC so far. TIA!
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Re: Does lots of milk always mean low calorie milk?

  • PandasMama0626PandasMama0626 member

    My LC gave me a book called Exclusively Pumping Breast Milk: A Guide to Providing Expressed Breast Milk for Your Baby and in it states that on should not pump more than 50 ounces a day since anymore above and beyond that begins to dilute your milk. How

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  • sosophsosoph member
    Well, since you carried 3 babies, and have been feeding them for 6mos(!) I think you'd know by now if the calories were insufficient. I've read that really if you don't get to the hindmilk in one feeding, it just mixes with the milk for the next and your
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  • RobinR91RobinR91 member
    FWIW, I HAVE been EPing for 6 mo but for the first 4 we were adding powdered formula to the EBM for added calories. This resulted in great weight gain! At 4 mo my pedi told me I could stop, and they've gained weight...just not as much. In two weeks my li
    4/13/12--1st u/s. IDENTICAL TRIPLETS (?!?) PAIF and SAIF welcome Lilypie First Birthday tickers
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  • sosophsosoph member

    imageRobinR91:
    FWIW, I HAVE been EPing for 6 mo but for the first 4 we were adding powdered formula to the EBM for added calories.
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  • emriley84emriley84 member

    I had a huge oversupply when I EPed with DS#1. I pumped 50-60oz/day. He was always a chubby little guy. He was always 95% for height, 50-60th for weight. Now at 2.5yo he is wearing 4t shirts, 3t bottoms. I think he grew just fine lol.

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  • RobinR91RobinR91 member
    There are EPers who can go every 6 to 8 hours!? Wow! I think my boobs would literally explode. I pump every 3 hours. We are just now starting to think about cutting back because its too much time away from my girls. I'm learning that two bottle of formula
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