Dear Alexis, First of all, infant heights are notoriously inaccurate especially if they are done in the usual pediatric office way- lay the kid out on the paper and draw lines. It sounds as though mom is also long and skinny so why shouldn't her child be too? To be sure, you need to confirm all the important stuff- that the infant is actually nursing plenty, that the mom's diet is adequate, that the mother is actually letting down, etc. Is the infant falling off her own growth curve or just skinny? Even the most well intentioned parents may not really be feeding their kid for whatever reason and if she is mostly nursing, the mom's diet needs to be excellent. This may be a mis-guided well-intentioned pediatrician OR this may be a very astute and well-informed pediatrician with a very reasonable concern and a kid who is grossly failing to thrive. My chart puts this child at the 90%ile for height and the 5th for weight. That's a pretty striking spread but one point does not make a curve. What was this child before? Is this a significant drop? Second, there seem to be two problems (or perceived problems) THe first is that the child likes breast milk a lot and is not really interested in solids and the second is that the infant will not chew. I am far more interested in the second problem than in the first. I think that the first problem is going to fix itself eventually. Anecdotally, my daughter was not even INTERESTED in food until 10.5 months when one day she suddenly decided to eat. Getting the child to chew is in my mind more important. Will she eat Cheerios? These are a good way of getting a kid to chew since the slightly grainy texture makes them move it around in their mouths. Start with crushed 1/4 cheerios (yes, I actually break each one in 1/4's). Crush each one individually and put it in the child's mouth. You then work up to 1/4 cheerios gradually and then to 1/2 and then to full size cheerios. Also, find out of this mom has a baby food grinder (my favorite is the Happy Baby food grinder available from the natural baby catalog for about $10.95- no, I don't have any investment in them.) That's really good for mashing up food while still retaining some consistancy to aid with chewing. I agree with offering high fat foods: refried beans (not the fat free version) are a good example. I also like avocados if there isn't any history of allergies. Who said she had to give yogurt, her or the doc? Regardless, make sure that the yogurt is whole milk- not fat free or low fat. I think that it makes sense to offer food first then breast milk but I think it's not so great to LIMIT the breastfeeding- if you see the distinction. I would also try to emphasize the social aspects of eating- eat in front of the baby, share mom's food with her. Let her eat off mom's plate (safe foods only please). A 15 month old will probably like feeding her mom just as her mom feeds her. You might also suggest some role playing of feeding a doll or stuffed animal. Let me know if this helps. By the way, I have a recipe for risotto if she wants it. Take care, Kate Kate McIntosh MD FAAP [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