Barbara Wilson-Clay wrote, in part:
> To the best of my knowledge, the idea of a growth spurt at 4-6 mo is a
> discredited notion unsupported by the clinical data which indicates that
> baby's actually have lower energy requirements during this phase of
> development than immed. postpartum when growth tends to be quite rapid.  I
> think what we see at 4-6 mo. is moms who are having more freq.
separations,
> less breast stim.  Babies are expressing, I think, distress over
separation,
> thirst, impatience with slow let-down from harried moms, and the flow rate
> from these understimulated breasts competes poorly with the rapid flow
rate
> of bottles.

I've noticed that babies needs to nurse more frequently around this time
even when there is no separation, and I've always summed it up to the
teething factor. Most babies are working on their first teeth around this
time and want to nurse more for comfort. They also seem to night-wake more
often.

Janice Berry, mom of Zack (11/30/92) and Gina (9/4/96)
Westerville, OH
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