I believe the 2.5 figure came from information to MAINTAIN weight and the 2.75 or 3.0 figure would be more useful to calculate for growth needs. I learned this from Kittie Frantz at a UCLA Lactation Educator course 12 years ago. I will check current syllabus for a reference. Perhaps in Kittie's book? Mary Kay Smith, IBCLC Romeoville IL *********************************************** 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