On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:52:13 +0000, Dolly Crespo <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

<snip>She said that WABA had written a paper stating
>that breastmilk should be 70% of a baby's diet from 6-7 months, 55% from
>8-10 months and 40% from 11-12 months old. 
<snip>


I agree, I don't see how this would be helpful to the average mother.  With 
everything else, now she has to stress about what percentage of her baby's 
intake is from what.  How would the average mother calculate how much her 
baby gets from breastfeeding and how much from the dinner table?  And, 
remembering my own little ones, it varies greatly from day to day.

This might be useful in helping evaluate a particular baby who is having 
problems, but it doesn't sound like something I would be bringing up with 
every mother.  

-Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC

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