I have been browsing the archives, and have found many references to what guidelines our local practices use for when neonatal weight loss should be concerning - with the most common range being 7-10% loss. But does anyone know where these numbers come from? Is this just observational - that babies who lose more than that amount don't do well? Or has there been any research into outcomes for babies with particular weight losses? Or - has there even been research into what "normal weight loss" even is??? Someone asked me for a reference, and I've been searching the better part of the morning, and can't find a thing (other than a remarkably discouraging bout with google scholar in which I found about a million papers relating breastfeeding to excessive weight loss. There was only one paper that phrased it correctly - "insufficient breastfeeding and excessive neonatal weight loss") Thanks for the help! Kirsten Berggren, PhD www.workandpump.com University of Vermont Department of Nursing *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html