Rachel writes:

Referring to a pediatric gastroenterologist sounds  like going  sparrow 
hunting with cannons but there is the chance that  this doc will have  the 
sense 
to look for the source of the problem  rather than treating it as  
constipation.

~~~ This has sadly  become the norm in some practices, because docs in 
those 
practices simply do  not understand normal. What they accept as "healthy" 
or  "normal"  weight loss, or lack of weight gain, can be mind-boggling. 
What 
they   accept as "normal" behavior, or tell moms "not to allow" because 
it's 
not  normal  or healthy ( like feeding a baby for more than 15 minutes  
despite baby crying  after being taken off breast at the 15 minute  mark, 
which 
just came up this  week, like feeding more than 8 times in  24 hours, or 
feeding 
more than 6  times a day after 2 months of age, or  telling moms that 
crying 
babies are  just crying for no reason so it's  actually bad for them if we 
don't ignore  them...) puts them in the  position of ignoring things we 
would 
consider at least  yellow flags  bearing watching, then they overreact so 
they don't get accused of   being negligent. 

Perhaps this is a US thing, since we seem to be the  most litigious society 
 
on Earth?
Peace,
Judy  

Judy  LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,   USA
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