Jan, what would be the evidence that shows that starting solids would be
the best route to take?  I'd just breastfeed the baby, and not do
solids. Why substitute something else for the best?

Crazy. Kathleen

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Subject: Excessive weight gain


Got an e-mail from a friend who wonders about this scenario:  baby  born
at 8-9, is now 3 months old, exclusively breastfed, and weighs between
17  & 18 pounds and is 25 inches long.  The pediatrician wants the mom
to  start solids at 4 months to slow the weight gain. The mom wants
research to make  sure this is the best thing to do for the baby.

Of course, I don't think it is -- but I don't know that I have research
to back it up (other than the recommendation to exclusively breastfeed
for 6 months).

Anybody have any ideas?  I really don't have any more information than
the above, though I've asked my friend about frequency of feeds.  (And
that  I'd love for the mom to have a creamatocrit to determine the
caloric value of  the milk.  I have a slight suspicion that it is more
than 20  cal/ounce.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Wheaton  IL
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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