Evelyn, The baby could be test weighed for each feed, altho if he is hooked to alot of wires and IVs, this could be difficult. The mother could express her milk and then use a supply line (#5 French tube or SNS type) to give the milk. Then the docs could see exactly what he is getting. They are very worried about fluid balance, I would guess. Good luck. Keep brainstorming. Laurie Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA _________________________________________________________________ Let the advanced features & services of MSN Internet Software maximize your online time. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200363ave/direct/01/ *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html