>"Jennifer Tow, IBCLC" posted:
>I do not believe it is in any way healthy or normal to lose weight in the 
>first days or week of life. Homebirth babies rarely lose any weight at 
>all. Since uninterrupted birth is the biological norm and homebirth is the 
>closet to that, I would venture to say that  what we observe in homebirths 
>is normal and any behavior seen in a hospital setting is suspect.

Why wouldn't a slight weight drop be normal? I'm thinking of a few ounces 
in the first days after birth, not continued weight loss. If a mother's 
milk doesn't come in for 1-3 days, how is an exclusively breastfed baby 
maintaining its birth weight? I'm asking out of curiosity---I'm not trying 
to be obtuse! :-)

regards,
Julia

Julia R. Barrett
Freelance Science Writer & Editor
Mom to Sean (5) and Kira (1.5)
Madison, Wisconsin

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