The poster writes:
>when we were together today she put baby off when he obviously wanted >to
>nurse, and used a pacifier. He is smart enough and old enough that >he
>won't take formula in a bottle. We tried cup feeding since the MD >wants
>baby to take formula. Baby wouldn't take formula that way, >either. Mom has
>tried pumping, but only gets 1/2 oz. after feedings. >She feels like she's
>got to do something fast to help this kid to gain >weight.
This description sets off some alarm bells for me. If the mother is so
concerned about his weight, why is she postponing nursing and trying to
satifsy him with a pacifier? Perhaps there is something more going on here?
Munchhausen's-by-proxy or some other weirdness?? Just a thought.
Kathy Dettwyler
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