>One of my clients was told by her pediatrician that her 4 month old 
>baby girl (that was born at 34 weeks) should not be nursing every 
>2-3 hours at night anymore.

How can we 'prove' something that's personal choice?  If asked, the 
ped would probably refer to some version of scheduling / 
parent-directed feeding to support this point of view.  In turn, the 
mother could refer to the Dr. Sears books and others such as 
_Attachment Parenting_ by Katie Allison Granju or _Our Babies 
Ourselves_ by Meredith Small to support her preference for cue 
feeding.

This is a *parenting* issue, not a medical issue.  It sounds as if 
the mother and father need to discuss how to handle differences in 
their parenting styles.

Certainly many if not most successful breastfeeding mothers do nurse 
on cue at night.  There is nothing at all wrong with it and much that 
is right!  A 4 month old nursing every 2 hours sounds completely 
normal to me.  A 4 month former preemie should be given the benefit 
of the doubt in any case.

IMO the pediatrician -- not to mention the father -- should be 
congratulating the mother on doing a fabulous job of nurturing and 
nourishing this baby!

Margaret
Longmont, CO

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