Karen I would agree with Kellie, check for possible oversupply 
issues. Is the baby fussy, gulping ,coughing ,arching @ the 
breast, spitting up, or having frothy or bloody stools? If not and 
he had been checked and no apparent physical problems are 
found, I wouldn't worry. My son was born @ 36 weeks, poor  
sleepy feeder ist week with considerable weight loss. Week 2 he 
weighed 5lb 11 oz. Week 4- 9lb. 15 oz. He continued to gain 2- 
3 lbs  a month.He took 5 minutes to feed every 2 hours like 
clockwork, self waking. He was the happiest baby, never spit 
up. He was exclusively breastfed until 8 or so months, wanted 
no part of food. HE was really fat, @ about 9 months  his gain 
slowed, @ one year he was 3 years and 3 pounds  less than his 
sister.  My husband and I were not overweight @ all @ that 
time. When he started to walk @ 1year, he started to slim 
down , by 18 months he was no longer a fat baby and has 
never been overweight since and he is 31 years old. The 
pediatrician had said to me  could you slow down his intake a 
little? I decided to do nothing as some of my relatives had 
similar babies, though not quite as big as mine, and they 
slimmed to normal weight as toddlers. We all have had  
abundant supplies, besides I didn't know how to slow down a 
baby who only fed 5 minutes. I certainly believe in watching 
carefully for problems, but this taught me to trust my body and 
not to try to fix what isn't broken with patients. Chris Erland RN 
IBCLC

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