I agree that this is probably not problematic. A half ounce a day is actually good weight gain for a baby over 6 months of age. The DARLING studies showed that it IS common for breastfed babies to cross percentile lines downward in weight for age and weight for length after about 6 months of age. I find it interesting that the mom is using a controlling pediatrician, and hesitates to get a second opinion because her husband does not want to change pedi's. Sounds like she might have poor boundaries. Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [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