In a message dated 10/15/01 11:44:58 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Most importantly, as has been discussed ad nauseum on lactnet, many
exclusively breast fed babies, as young as 2-3 wks of age, decrease their
stooling frequency  to 1-2/wk, sometimes even 10 days and I have heard of
even 2wks occassionally. We have to asssume that this is a variation of
normal; it seems to occur fairly frequently and occurs with otherwise healthy
appearing, good gaining babies! >>

Lynn,
Please remember that while this topic has been "discussed ad nauseum", there
is not a consensus on Lactnet. I still contend that infrequent stooling is
not normal for any baby. I have asked every single holistic practitioner of
every bent I come across and all agree, w/o exception, that this is not
normal. This includes homeopaths, naturopaths, PT's, chiropractors, etc. I
know that every time I post about this, someone writes about their child who
did this and is perfectly normal--had no food allergies, etc. That doesn't
convince me. Without exception, every baby who I have referred for care to
the above mentioned practitioners has changed to a frequent stooling pattern.
I would contend that unless you treated your child who had "no problems", you
cannot really know that he had no problems. Many people have numerous or
severe allergies or sensitivities w/o ever being aware that they have them.
Allergies are, of course, not the only cause of infrequent stooling.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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