I believe the posting below is in reference to my previous post but I
could be just making an incorrect assumption.  I was not referring to an
8 month old.  A one and a half year to two year old with failure to
thrive, that has never initiated spoon or finger feeding, preferring to
only feed at the breast is appropriate for a multidiscipline feeding
evaluation.  (AAP recommendations exclusive breastmilk until 6 months,
then the initiation of complimentary foods with breast milk still
primary source through one year of age.)  Keep in mind that our hospital
and outpatient program has a very large multi state referral area and
the normal breastfeeding situations are handled by PCP's, private LC's,
LLL support, delivering hospital LC programs.  The patients that I
ususally see are sick infants and toddlers.  One or more pounds under
birth weight at 2 months of age, 75% on the growth chart from infant
through 6months to below 0 on the scale at 14 months.  It is usually the
extreme cases that I am consulted not the normal long term
breastfeeders.  Angie 

Sue Pace <[log in to unmask]>

Subject: RE EXTREME BREASTFEEDING

My 28 yr old daughter didn't eat anything until she was 8 months-not
unusual at all now but then it was a big deal-my Health Visitor(UK) told
me I would miss the window of opportunity and that she would never eat
normally if I didn't start soon-it was 'normal' then to give spoon
feedings from 3-4 months. She started with her hands and my food when
she wanted to-more experimenting and playing than eating, no problems.

What a contrast that approach of early spoon feeding to the work Gill
Rapley in the UK has done, her approach is what many mum's already knew
but were deterred from doing by HCP's and their research. All my babies
did the same the youngest is 7 and we have never had food issues.



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