I can't remember how old this baby is that is boing discussed...but several years ago we had a baby with very slow gain that was mildly to moderately jaundiced as well. Then one day I walked by the scale as the mom was doing a drop-in weight on her own and the baby was GREEN. I felt her abdomen and the liver was huge. I sent her straight to her primary care provider...and she was diagnosed with biliary atresia at about 6 weeks. She had a Kasai procedure, and parents were told she would need a transplant soon...but last I knew she was 4 years old and doing very well. I attributed the relatively late diagnosis to the breastmilk. If this baby is at all yellow, this would be a possibility. The baby wouold not gain despite good intake. Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC MilkWorks- Lincoln, NE The contents of this message may be privileged and confidential. Therefore, if this message has been received in error, please delete it without reading it. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege. Please do not disseminate this message without the permission of the author. *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]