From an article my office nurse copied for me:

Healthy babies may miss the mark on infant growth charts simple because
current charts don't accurately reflect the growth patterns of breastfed
infants, according to an
international study conducted by University of California Davis nutrition
professor
Kathryn Dewey.

        "One of the most striking differences revealed by this study is that
healthy.
breastfed babies tend to grow more rapidly than predicted by growth charts
during the
first two to three months," said Dewey.  "Then their rate of growth slows
compared to
that of formula-fed infants."

        While this pattern is normal for a breastfed baby, it might appear that the
child's growth if faltering and the mother might unnecessarily be counseled
to cease breastfeeding and switch to formula feeding.

        This is of particular concern in developing countries where baby formula is
expensive and alternative foods may not be sanitary.  Instead, new charts
should be
developed to represent the growth patterns of breastfed babies, Dewey
suggests.

Sorry I can't tell you what this was in it was just a photo copy.

        Jon Ahrendsen, M.D. (FAAFP, LLLI Medical Associate )
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