Regarding a couple recent posts on Lactnet, a couple hundred emails to me
this year and lots of patients who have transferred to my office:   Doctor who
focus parents on weight gain and percentiles in the second six months of drive
me crazy.

Obviously, SOME babies need extra attention for caloric issues and some
babies have developmental delay and weight issues, but the vast, vast, vast
majority of slow-gaining seven to twelve month olds are just fine and need breast
milk exclusively or primarily.

The push to give solids (cooked meats with olive oil!?) has very little
science to support it.   It takes breast milk out of a baby's mouth, replaces it
with lesser foods and creates needless anxiety and ambivalence about
breastfeeding in general.

Do not let this happen to your friends.

Jay Gordon

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