I have mom's permission to post.  There is no IBCLC in the  region, and the 
suggestions I may be able to offer are the only support she will  receive.  
 
33 weeker, born 4.10, NICU, was given ABM while in NICU and developed NEC,  
nursing and EBM during day now while mom works, mom has huge supply and is  
miserable at two hours while working if she doesn't pump, baby doesn't act like  
OMER is a problem, at 4 mo. baby is now 26 lbs.  No medications.  No  reflux.  
No other recognizable signs of anything wrong with baby.  
 
Doc is not a helpful facet to this as he believes mom's milk is too rich  
causing baby to be "obese" and wants mom to stop nursing immediately.  Has  also 
convinced them to give rice cereal to fill baby up and get baby to nurse  
less.  ::sigh::  I've never seen a baby take a bottle of EBM like this  
baby.....if allowed to drink until baby stops on its own will drink up to 14  oz. at 
once before going to sleep and will scream if stopped before  stopping on its 
own.  Baby also has a very large head and is having trouble  supporting it.  No 
other development concerns are evident beyond the mere  size of baby 
contributing to this.  
 
Ideas?  Can the NEC have left baby with intestinal problems that are  
affecting digestion/metabolism?  Can there be sensory issues that  contribute to baby 
not seeming to have an "off" button when it comes to  nursing/EBM?  Are there 
conditions I should suggest they discuss with  Ped about testing for that 
could contribute to this rapid weight gain?  
 
Cheryl Taylor, CBE
_www.drjaygordon.com_ (http://www.drjaygordon.com) 

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