Just checked with the mom and baby has always been weighed naked.... but the good news is that she took him to the local LC and had him weighed and he was up to 9 lbs 14 oz (15 weeks old). He's gained 4 lbs in almost 4 months. The LC measured him and she said he'd grown half an inch as well. It was enough to put the mom at ease. I know that doing email and telephone consults can be a controversial topic, but I believe that a mom who needs help should be given whatever help she can get no matter where she's located. I've always encouraged her to see the local LC and she does when she is able - but often she still has questions and insecurities that she's doing the right thing by continuing to breastfeed when her family practice doctor tells her he should be on formula instead. I manage an online forum for moms and those trying to conceive, so I'm online a lot and we "chat" often. I'm glad that I'm available to answer her questions and concerns as they arise. She is trying so hard to do what is best for him despite bad advice from her doctor- who has already told her to start him on cereal (at 2 mos) and that he will discontinue her prescription for domperidone once he starts solids (at 4 mos per the dr, but mom wants to wait until 6 mos). She is becoming well educated on topics that are important to the health and feeding of her son so that she can stand up to what the doctor says. It would be easy if she could just find a new doctor but she said there are no other options in her locale. There is the possibility of changing to a doctor who cares for her husband and other children (step kids) but the last time she called they said they were not accepting any new patients. I've done the numbers myself - converting to grams and plotting on the who growth charts. I just wanted to know if there were any other suggestions or opinions on what might be going on. I thank everyone for their suggestions. I realize that it's hard when you can't see the baby and that would be my first choice, but i'm never going to turn someone away because they don't live in the same town or area as me. That would go against everything I believe when it comes to helping others and supporting moms in their desire to breastfeed. thanks again. (also posting this under original thread) anne hinze lactation educator-counselor niceville, FL who is leaving to go to disneyworld on thursday for the first time ever. Taking Princess Madeleine, who is 2.5 and Prince Wyatt, 8 mos (not that he'll remember, but he's an easy baby) *********************************************** 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]