In our hospital once the baby is at (or even near) 7% weight loss several of the Pediaricians now instruct the mom to start supplement with formula. Following which we then talk to the mom about expressing post breastfeeding and always using her milk first to supplement! Rachel A. Miller RN, IBCLC (hospital based in South Carolina) *********************************************** 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