And lest we forget, breastmilk has an average 20 or so cal/oz, while much
commercial baby food (veggies in particular) has only 15-20 cal/ 2oz jar!
That's for folks who like to use raw numbers.
Becky Saenz, MD, IBCLC


At 10:45 AM 10/06/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>      Second child, first breastfed, 8 months old.  Birth wt. 7#., 6 months
>15#, 2 oz. at six months.  Mother came back from ped today.  Wt. 15#, 7 oz.
>Started solid at 6 months.  Gained 3 1/2 inches since 6 months!  Ped said
>baby is in the 6th percentile for wt. and mom needs to start ABM immediately!
>  Also told to "pump and dump" formilk and nurse for hindmilk.  Any comments?
>Where can I find copies of the Darling Studies for mom to take to doctor?
>Any other references of studies of normal breastfed babies?  TIA
>
>Alice Ernest
>Simpsonville, SC
>
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