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Thu, 24 Jul 1997 21:54:53 -0700
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Dear Patricia:

I was just sitting here thinking about your problem.  I'm going through
the same thing here.  My 16 month old baby is in the 50th %ile for his
height and way below the chart for his weight.  Since 9 months, he has
only gained a few ounces.

Any way, my co-leader and I went through all the things we could think
of  that would cause poor weight gain since Evan is still almost
exclusively breastfed (his insistence).  Here are some of the things we
came up with which could cause it:

Is Mother taking any medications?  Even some over the counter medicines
can inhibit absorption.

Does mother drink alcohol?

Is mother taking any kind of diet aids, or diet programs?  Some diet
programs, even though they offer enough calories and fat for most
nursing mothers, it's not always enough for every nursing mom.

Is Mother timing the nursing sessions?  Sometimes when chores are
waiting, and you're anxious to get to them, you think you've nursed 15
or 20 minutes, and it's been much less.

Is Mother nursing at least once every 2 hours?  Perhaps if she could
grab  the baby and nurse her every time she thought about it--even when
the baby just nursed 20 minutes ago, it would help increase her calorie
intake.

I hope the problem is as simple as something I've suggested.  I know
they're very obvious suggestions, and I hope I haven't insulted you by
even suggesting them.  We've just noticed over the past couple of years
of leading that we frequently look for complicated answers and totally
overlook the simpler ones!!

Tricia
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