corrine in my opinion, the most likely culprit is underfeeding. the statements below lead me to that conclusion. I would want to know what the bf behavior was in the early days, what was the wt loss/gain in the early days; was there a history of jaundice and low diaper output. what is mother's lactation history; any risk factors for low supply; did she experience noticeable lactogenesis II, etc. Then mother and baby need to be seen right away; the baby's oral anatomy and tone etc need to be assessed. the baby could very likely be tongue tied; the mother's breasts should be assessed etc. I have a feeling her supply has downregulated (which I see quite frequently if bf does not get off to a robust start) and the baby is not consuming enough milk. "I was nursing her on demand until days ago when the pediatrician said our problem was that I was overfeeding her (despite the fact that she was born at 6 pounds 14 ounces and has gained a >little over a pound to get to an even 8 pounds in a month)." "He said to feed her only on one side for no more than 10-15 minutes each time every 2-3 >hours. So I did." "I have overcome a bad latch, cracked > and bleeding nipples," Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA *********************************************** 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