>His MD wants to admit him to the hospital to get a calorie
>count!!!  Mom doesn't want that (can't blame her).  However, when we were
>together today she put baby off when he obviously wanted to nurse, and used
>a pacifier.  He is smart enough and old enough that he won't take formula
>in a bottle. We tried cup feeding since the MD wants baby to take formula.
>Baby wouldn't take formula that way, either.  Mom has tried pumping, but
>only gets 1/2 oz. after feedings.  She feels like she's got to do something
>fast to help this kid to gain weight.

It might be interesting to get an accurate weight on the baby on Friday, and
put mom and baby to bed for a weekend nursing marathon, then weigh again on
Monday.  If she saw a clear gain with more attentive nursing, it might give
her the incentive she needs to abandon the sugarless gum approach (pacifier)
and increase the nursings.  It may be as simple as that.
--
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC  Ithaca, NY
www.wiessinger.baka.com

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