A. Simmons,
In your response to our "homicidal lactnetter" you stated:

P.S. Am I correct in still thinking that we look at TOTAL wt. gain--from
> > lowest pt. to current?  If so, a 14 oz. weight gain in one week (or
even
> > ten days, if the visit was one week post-discharge) certainly seems
> > adequate to me. Anybody, please correct me if I am wrong here.

You are not wrong. Adequate weight gain in the early weeks is 1/2 oz. to 2
oz. per day; with a weight gain of 14 oz. in 1 week, I'd say that's on the
high side of adequate. Unless there was a misprint on the original posting,
I would have to agree that this Doc is out of line.
Mary A. Banaszewski RN, Lactation Specialist