Got a call from a mom who wanted information to support her continued breastfeeding of her 14mo daughter.  Although her daughter is only 15 pounds, she is healthy and reaching appropriate developmental milestones.  The daughter does eat nutritious foods, but also snack breastfeeds (as the nutritionist told the mom).  Daughter has received some medical tests and there is nothing apparently wrong, but the mom has to return to a Children's Hospital in another state for a follow-up visit.  I guess the only thing they could pick on in the previous visit was the breastfeeding and the mom is afraid they will tell her when she returns (if there is not sufficient weight gain)  to wean and since she is in the "system", mom is afraid of what will happen if she does not wean.    I'm not sure what the daughter's length is, but they are throwing the "stunted" word at the mom and the mom has no idea of how that is diagnosed.
   
  Need help!
  Terriann Shell
  Big Lake, AK

 			
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