Hi Becky, I saw a baby who had lost 2 lbs within two weeks, similar to what you describe. She did well with bolus supplementation at the breast to keep her working at eating, as opposed to sleeping at the breast, but it took a few weeks of work on her mom's part before she did well on her own. This baby's ped tested liver function and for metabolic disorders, just to be sure. He said the liver function tests were just beginning to become abnormal from the starvation. I'm sure you'll be very vigilant with this baby. -- Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC New York City mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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