> If a baby comes to me who's already been supplemented, I don't worry about > the amount of continuing supplementation (so long as we're supporting the > breastfeeding fully, of course). > > What attitudes do others have, and what's your justification? > I ALWAYS work to get the supplementing stopped completely, because I've seen too many Moms who are supplementing only make it as far as whenever the first big growth spurt is, before they're increasing the supplements instead of patiently allowing their supply to increase with baby's cues. Supplementing messes with supply too much over longterm breastfeeding for me not to assist mom in stopping the supplements. Cheryl Taylor White Oklahoma City, OK *********************************************** 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