DD is currently in NICU after being born at 25 wks + 6 days.

At the moment she is receiving my breast milk but only very small amounts until she is able to tolerate more. I plan to continue expressing for her needs and working towards a long-term breastfeeding relationship.

The staff have mentioned to me briefly that often they will add a calorie or 'fortify' EBM once babies are tolerating more milk, basically to help them gain weight as I understand. This hasn't happened yet for DD but I know the time will come when they want to do this. I'd like to be a bit more informed however. I haven't had a lot of time to research any of this further, but I'm keen to know more about what these fortifiers are, and any potential risks involved. To my knowledge they are a product derived from cows-milk? Very briefly some of the research around speculates as to whether these products can reduce the antibacterial properties of breast milk.

Obviously I want DD to gain weight but I'm just a bit wary of what some of these products actually are and I generally don't just blindly smile & nod....I want to know as much as I can to make an informed choice about DD's care. If anyone can point me to some more literature or share their experiences that would be really helpful.