>BTW, have any of you had babies who are (first 2-3 weeks) bf an appropriate
>number of times, wetting diapers AND stooling appropriately (3-5 nice sized,
>seedy yellow stools/24 hours) and are yet NOT gaining?  I've had two in the
>past week...really throwing me, as I felt as though the stools were the
>cardinal guidelines about whether or not babies were doing well (this is on
>routine follow up calls).  Moms are hearing swallowing -- nothing that
>indicates not all is going well; then on peds visit, baby isn't up to birth
>weight....
Jan,
I had a friend (also an LC) who had a baby with this "problem".  Make
sure the babies are completely checked out medically.  Turns out her son
had a duplex kidney with reflux and resulting infection.  Rare I know and
two in one week probably not but other types of infection/ problem may be
causing an increased calorie need.

Warmly, Ilene Fabisch, Brockton, MA
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