Something about this thread kept striking me as "not quite right," especially the references to normal weight gain in the BAB, so I just checked it. The third ed. of the BAB (2003) on page 40 states that "average weight gain for the first three months is five to six ounces or more per week (140 to 170 grams)". On page 148 it states that "average weight gain for the first three to four months is about six ounces (270 grams) per week, though it is considered acceptable for some babies to gain four or five ounces (113 to 142 grams) per week". Since I quote such numbers often to new mothers and others, and have been using 4 to 7 ounces per week as my standard phrase for quite a while, I'm glad to have been prompted to look this up again. I agree with many posters that, although some babies do gain slowly and steadily and are fine, we need to carefully follow such dyads to ensure that BF is going well. Karen Pogge, MD, LLLL (expecting my third baby in Nov., who will probably gain 10 - 12 ounces a week as her big sisters did!) *********************************************** 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