In a message dated 5/8/01 11:09:08 PM Central Daylight Time,
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> Thank you all for the wonderful support for my G2P2 mom with possible FTT.
> The nutritionist agreed with the before and after weights!  No bottles at
> the moment.  For the first 24 hours mom gave the baby 13 1/2 ounces from
> the breast with an ounce gain for the baby overall.  The baby nurses every
> 3 hours with a cluster feed in the afternoon.  He is 7 weeks old.  His
> bowel movements were green and gassy for awhile so thinking lactose and too
> early switching from side to side;  I had her switch to one sided nursing
> for 3 hours and that was when the poor weight gain (2 ounces/week) started
> to show up.  Hindsight...always the best.  We have since gone back to both
> sides/nursing, stopped the prenatal vitamins and the bowel moments/gas have
> gone back to normal!  We are now adding pumping after each feed and may add
> fenugreek to the diet.  He has 5-6 BMs a day and 6-8 wet.  We will look
> into a UTI for baby this Friday.  off to the archives for another client
> that I am seeing.  Again, thanks for all your words of wisdom.
> Carol, RN, CLC
>

Just personal experience, but......is mom consuming dairy products in any
manner?  The FTT combined with the gassy combined with the green poop could
definitely be an intolerance for the milk protein.  A complete elimination of
it in mom's diet will tell you soon.  I see improvements in most within the
first two weeks, but it can take up to six weeks to not be detectible in
mom's system at all.  Getting your hands on a diary terminology list is a
good idea.  Email if you need one.

Also....I would increase feeds.  Going three hours for a seven week old is a
pretty long time! A sling and every 60 - 90 minutes during mom's waking hours
goes a long way in weight gain on a newborn.

Cheryl Taylor White
Oklahoma City, OK

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