>I have a mother who's baby was 5lbs 7oz at birth(fullterm), 10-8 at 
>3months, 11-2 at 4 months.


I am not at home at present and don't have access to charts easily 
but I do wonder is this really a problem?

Is the baby being plotted on the correct charts so the baby's weight 
curve can be seen?

Has the baby dropped more than 2 centile spaces?

If the baby's weight *is* cause for concern, then feeding more often 
(rather than trying to prolong the feeding sessios) including at 
night is a good first step, followed by switch nursing if needed and 
breast compressions if needed....but any of these has got to be 
better than mixing powdered formula with breastmilk (have said before 
this would be seen as  unsafe in the UK because formula has to mixed 
with water of no less than 70 deg C).

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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