>I was at a recent conference where a the speaker said baby boys had more
>nursing problems than baby girls. Unfortunately I just went to 2
>conferences and offhand I can't remember which one this was.... But I'm
>almost sure this was said by either Dr Jack or Tom Hale in Natick Mass
>(??????). Anyway, whoever said it, many others seemed to agree.
>Anne Merewood


The midwives whom I work with--mostly home births--all say that more boys
have trouble with feeding than girls, and these are unmedicated babies.
Perhaps they do have more trouble "getting it together" and if we throw in
medications it is even worse.

I just did a quick tally and this year my cases are 68% boys and 32% girls.
Also I find that the problems that girls and boys present with are different.

When there was/is little medical follow-up do more boys not survive?

Interesting...

Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee
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