>Have to run this by my Lactnet resources,
>I saw a difficult case for an LC student. Baby born at 37 weeks gestation 5#11
>oz.  Afro American G1,P1 23 year old mom.  Pregnancy, Labor and Birth are not
>remarkable.  Baby is now 7 weeks old weighs 5#7oz.  Looks horridly emaciated
>(like one of those kids you see in save the children programs).  Huge cranial
>vault, big eyes, thin face, thin limbs and swollen abdomen.  Wets and stools
>are within normal limits.  Taking 2 - 3 ounces of EMM and Formula every 3
>hours, average of 20 ounces per 24 hours.

I have never seen a baby as bad as this one sounds, but I have seen babies
who are losing weight despite normal output and good milk supply. These
ones have been found to be allergic or intolerant to something in mother's
diet - most commonly cow's milk protein. ? soy formula as a trial, just to
try to get some calories to stay put.

I hope you find a solution for this poor mum and her baby. She must be ever
so worried.

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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia Breastfeeding Counsellor
Perth, Western Australia.   mailto:[log in to unmask]
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