Hi Jaye,
As I was reading your follow-up post about milk 'going away' and the parent's 
reaction by force-feeding this baby.   If the baby refuses a bottle/cup, 
perhaps this kid is getting just what he needs and has down regulated milk 
production to his new requirements?   Is the baby sick or teething?   Can mom relax 
for a week and see what happens?   The feeding issue that you see developing is 
certainly alarming.   What happened to just watching the baby?   Is watching 
the scale becoming more important?

Last year I translated the book "My Child Won't Eat" for Carlos Gonzalez, 
Spanish pediatrician (published through LLLI). It addresses this kind of behavior 
in children/parents and it might have some helpful information for the mother 
you are working with.   Could this be normal for this kid?   maybe just a 
nursing strike?   I can't   help but think that in a food fight, the kid is 
always going to win.   

So many things could be going on, but this might give this parent some hope.

Norma Ortiz Escobar, IBCLC, RLC and LLLL
Mom to Michael (10/91) and Andres (07/97)

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