At 02:12 PM 2/18/98 EST, you wrote:
>I too have very large children - and was told to wean and have growth hormone
>labs drawn on my second.

Kelli, This is a wonderful post.  Thank you for sending it.  I am filing it
alongside the many great posts on babies who are gaining "too little" for
someone's standards.

Measuring and weighing and counting are not worthless, but what is
worthless is expecting that every human must fit the charts.  This would
all be humorous if it didn't lead to unnecessary pain and worry for babies
and parents. Healthy, happy babies should be left alone to grow and develop
at their own paces.

Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee
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