Cynthia:  What a difficult position to be in!  I think it's highly unfair
of the doctor to place you in such a position, especially since you only
have second-hand and incomplete information.  I think that if the ped
wants to talk to the LC and wants your involvement, you should all meet
together for optimum communication and avoidance of the "he said ... she
said" phenomenon.  At any rate, I think that this may be an opportunity
to educate the physician about alternative feeding methods.  When I am
faced with another MD whose actions or information have been
questionable, I like to ask him/her personally for their perception of
the situation.  If they obviously are stating incorrect information, I
ask them where they got that information, and I plainly tell them about
my information and provide them with literature.  Most of the time, they
are happy (just this week, I called a pediatrician who had told a mother
to stop breastfeeding and give water to a jaundiced baby; after
thoroughly assessing the baby, I spoke to the pedi, told her that the
mother interpreted her instructions as such, and the pedi confirmed that
that was what she told mom, whereupon I stated that that is not supported
by the current literature.  She said that this was counter to the
literature she had read, but would be glad to see my references, which I
promptly sent her, thanks to all my colleagues at Lactnet!).  Hope this
helps.  Alicia.  [log in to unmask]