Forwarded with permission from the mom who sent this. This is the kind of advice pediatrician's are giving out. I don't believe this advice is right. Can you confirm and offer any other advice? My advice was to relax and keep nursing. Alexis >Well, *** had her 15 mo check up. She's a tall skinny little thing. She's >32 inches long but only 19 lbs. Soooooo, the doctor has mandated that >breastfeeding is to cease :(. Well, not completely cease, I just can't BF >her until AFTER she eats her meal or snacks. And I can BF her at night but >not after midnight. The doc thinks she's substituting nursing from real >eating. > >I'm just having the hardest time getting her to eat solids. She'll still >eat some baby food but the doc really wants her to eat solid foods. Is >anyone else having this problem? I have to start supplimenting her yogurt >(which she has to have everyday) with pediasure. Hee hee, the doc looked >me up and down and said I needed to buy some Ensure for myself while I was >at it. She recommended refried beans, shredded chicken (I'm having the >hardest time getting her to chew on anything), shredded cheese, tofu, >risotto (how on earth do you make risotto). Does anyone else have any >suggestions? > > - desperate mom _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com *********************************************** 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