The small amount of milk produced early in the feeding is called foremilk. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
The milk at the start of a feed (called foremilk) is more watery and high in lactose (milk sugar). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 30] Reference
Mom and Michael went to milk Fawn because the first milk (also called the foremilk) is the most healthful and most important. From Wordnik.com. [The Herald-Mail Online] Reference
I did all of this up until I realized I had too much milk, which was mostly foremilk. From Wordnik.com. [» Breastfeeding Supplements Strocel.com] Reference
This milk provides most of the calories and contains more fat and protein than foremilk. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
If you offer the second breast before he wants to stop at the first, he gets a second helping of foremilk. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 30] Reference
The point is that milk composition changes gradually throughout a feed; there isn't a foremilk part and a hindmilk part, like the oil and water in the bowl before you mix them; it's all mixed up together like inside the sponge and is released in gradually changing proportions. From Wordnik.com. [UK National Breastfeeding Awareness Week] Reference
I was nervous and worried about my supply like many new moms, so I switched him back and forth constantly, leading to a foremilk / hindmilk imbalance which led to fussiness and gassiness. From Wordnik.com. [Breastfeeding 1-2-3] Reference
You don’t know, necessarily, if your baby is getting foremilk or hindmilk, or if it’s coming fast or slow. From Wordnik.com. [» Breastfeeding Supplements Strocel.com] Reference
2) Express some milk before each feeding so Reed gets less foremilk, more hind milk. From Wordnik.com. [Growing like a weed] Reference
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