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foremilk

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fore·milk (fôrmlk)
n.
See colostrum.
foremilk,
n thirst-quenching milk with a watery consistency, produced at the beginning of a feeding.
foremilk
the first few streams of milk at any milking time. After the first squirt of milk is discarded the rest of the foremilk is suitable as a source of material for laboratory examination for the presence of mastitis organisms.


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After the third or fourth day, when the mother's milk has come in and milk flow has been established, the so-called foremilk is relatively low in fat, while the hindmilk that comes after it is significantly richer in composition.
Busting breastfeeding myths: a look at some of the deeper issues that ... by Hodges, Frederick M. / Mothering
During the actual time of breast-feeding, the foremilk can have a fat content of about 1% and the hindmilk can have a fat content of up to 12%; levels of fat can also differ between the two breasts.
Analytic considerations for measuring environmental chemicals in ... by Wang, Richard Y. / Environmental Health Perspectives
The authors postulated that "colic in breast-fed infants may be compounded by too much foremilk and not enough hindmilk.
Strategies for colic by Morgan, Nancy / Mothering
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