> I always wonder how many parents have their self-confidence shaken by this
kind of tunnel vision concerning a child's weight.

Me, for one!  I have left of family doctor's office on the verge of tears
(and I'm an RN, knowledgeable about bf!) because I was treated as though I
was abusing my daughter by continuing to breastfeed and not supplementing.
She dropped off the charts somewhere between 5 - 9 months.  She is the
healthiest member of our family, on track and then some developmentally,
etc..., but very small still at 22 months (and still breastfed).

Speaking with other exclusively breastfeeding mothers world wide (thanks to
the Internet), I believe this is far more common than the charts indicate.

Leslie Ashton, RN, B.Sc.
Ottawa, Ontario Canada

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