Dear Lactnet Friends:

What is wrong with this baby? I see a baby that gained 1.5 pounds over
birthweight in a week; the gain is probably more because the discharge
weight is generally less than the birth weight. 3 months later, the baby is
4.5 pounds over birthweight.

What is the problem? Could the problem be the family practice doctor? Aren't
25% of all healthy babies supposed to be in the 25th percentile??

"Mom is a g1 p1, delivered on 03/19/2011 term male born at 6# 1oz. At one
week weight check baby was 7# 8oz. on 6/3, her family practice doctor
expressed concern that baby was only in the 25th percentile and suggested
formula with baby weighing 10# 8oz."

This whole case looks like normal ( a baby feeding frequently) being ruined
by misconceptions about what newborns do, with too many "experts" further
derailing the dyad. And no one has ruled out oversupply......

sigh
-- 
Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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