Breast Milk Intake from 1 to 8.5 Months of Lactation in the Multisite Mothers, Infants and Lactation Quality (MILQ) Study.
Human milk from healthy, well-nourished women is the optimal nutrition for infants and young children, and exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 mo... Milk intakes were comparable among sites early in lactation, but as intakes decreased across lactation, between-site differences emerged... Infants consuming greater milk volumes had greater daily intakes of milk nutrients. The implications for infant status and recommended nutrient intakes require further investigation.