Got an e-mail from a friend who wonders about this scenario:  baby  born at
8-9, is now 3 months old, exclusively breastfed, and weighs between 17  & 18
pounds and is 25 inches long.  The pediatrician wants the mom to  start solids
at 4 months to slow the weight gain. The mom wants research to make  sure this
is the best thing to do for the baby.

Of course, I don't think it is -- but I don't know that I have research to
back it up (other than the recommendation to exclusively breastfeed for 6
months).

Anybody have any ideas?  I really don't have any more information than  the
above, though I've asked my friend about frequency of feeds.  (And that  I'd
love for the mom to have a creamatocrit to determine the caloric value of  the
milk.  I have a slight suspicion that it is more than 20  cal/ounce.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Wheaton  IL
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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