First of all, 1/2 oz per day is a perfectly acceptable rate of weight gain per Ruth Lawrence's textbook!!! You pose a very good question: does switch nursing increase fat intake for baby: I have often wondered about that myself. I would recommend nursing a long time on the first side...."finish first side first", and using breast compression toward the end of the feeding, then feel free to switch side to side after that. If the mom is pumping at all, she could try letting some milk cool, skim off the fat that rises to the top and use that for a supplement. AAARRGGGHHHH Why is formula given for the answer!!!??? Susan Potts rn ibclc Enjoying my warm house in Minnesota on a lazy Saturday. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html