Hi Ann! If I had a call from a mom asking about the solids and told me what that Ped had said, I would write a letter to the Ped, saying that I would be interested in his research that supported " the baby should be eating way more solids, that they should be the main source of his diet, that breastmilk was not as important anymore, should not be offered until after the baby "eats a meal", and that the baby "could not take in enough of this liquid to get calories". I would then quote studies showing the caloric values of breastmilk. I would also ask the mother what symptoms the baby exhibited to warrant concern, what tests the Ped conducted to show the baby was not "taking in" enough calories. And explain to her the differences in health care professional education. He may not have received any nutrition education in medical school. I would explain to him who I am and what I do, and if there is a problem with the baby's intake, certainly we would need to work together as members of this baby's health care professional team to insure that this baby's is receiving optimal nutrition to support his growth and development. We don't have to "prove" ourselves, but health care professionals who present misinformation such be called to account for it. There such be no excuse any longer for health care professionals who misinform, mistreat their patients. What was his plan of action, his referrals to other HCPs, etc? He just let it go at that? I think I would be concerned about his lack of professionalism, and knowledge. He needs to know that "you know". Barbara Whitehead, BS, IBCLC, RLC eastern NC *********************************************** 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