Karen said,

<< Exactly which hormones does the pedi think contribute to this situation and
 by what physiologic mechanism? (Like you, I'm thinking, "Hey, we're talking
 lowered estrogen here!") Or exactly what would make this little girl respond
 this way when millions of other infant girls breastfeed without this effect?
 Have all other etiologies been ruled out, e.g. genetics, etc.? (Surely if
 panicked, the pedi has referred the parents to a specialist--pedi
 endocrinologist?)

 What refs did the pedi provide? If the pedi recommends depriving this infant
 of breast milk, the pedi should be able to back it up with valid scientific
 literature or at the very least cite numerous, reliable similar anecdotes. >>

I recommended to Grandma (my friend -- gosh, sure is hard to think of my
college friend as a grandma!!) that the baby be seen by an endocrinologist
ASAP.  I didn't think they should wait for a month to see how things would
go.  And certainly don't stop breastfeeding.  Why, oh why, is that the first
thing to be eliminated when there is a problem?

ARGHHHHH!

Jan

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