This family is in a very conservative area. As a Pensacola native, I wanted to note that Mobile, Alabama is only about an hour drive and may be acceptable to these parents in this situation, as well. I am not currently in Pensacola and cannot specifically help here with recommendations, but did want to enlarge the search area in case that helps. Chrissy Bodin -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Jay Gordon <[log in to unmask]> > I received this email this evening and I have permission to post the > exchange in itıs entirety. > > A slow gaining baby in an experienced smart family. Obviously, I donıt know > the details of this case, but Iıd love for them to find a breastfeeding > friendly doctor in their vicinity. > > Thanks! > > Jay > > > > With your permission. I can post this to a list of BF friendly > > academic and practicing pediatricians. One of them > > will probably know someone in your neighborhood. > > > > Jay > > Absolutely. Thanks so much! > :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > Philip Sasser > Sasser Creative > 850.994.7967 > http://www.sassercreative.com > > > INITIAL EMAIL FROM THE FAMILY WITH EMAIL EXCHANGE. > > > Dr. Gordon, > My wife and I have run into a terrible predicament that I'm sure is > familiar to you. Our 7 month old boy (Desmond) is exclusively > breastfed, except for some solids recently begun. His weight gain early > on was normal, then slow. He did not gain after January (he was born > Sep 18 of last year), and between his 4 and 6 month appointments, he > lost a few ounces even. He is breastfed 7-8 times a day. He just has > had a habit of deciding he's done, and there is no changing his mind, > believe me! He gets a good 6-8 wet diapers most days. He just does not > seem hungry. Our pediatrician went from unconcerned to "Let's keep a > pretty relaxed eye on it" to recommending breast milk supplementation > last official visit (6 month). My wife doesn't believe she'll be able > to pump that much, and as it stands, with Desmond's habits, it's likely > he'll reject milk from the breast altogether in favor of the easy way > out of the bottle or cup. And it's pretty certain my wife won't be able > to pump enough from that point. Pumping is not all that effective on > her. > Desmond took to solids enthusiastically, though, so we decided to give > him fat and calorie rich solids. Two weeks later, he had gained 4 > ounces in time for his weight check. Actually, he really had only been > eating those meals for about 10 days. Anyhow, the weight check was > attended by a nurse practitioner. She left toward the end of the > appointment and returned with formula canisters. I tried to reach our > doctor to ask what the deal was, and his nurse simply stated that the > doctor recommends the same. Of course, this was not the route to go, > and I was surprised he wasn't happy about the progress on Desmond's > weight, first small step as it was. I tried to reach him yesterday to > ask if he might do some metabolic tests first before changing anything. > Five hours later, we had a case worker for Child Protective Services at > our door. She asked us a bunch of questions (though I am pleased to > say, she seems to be on our side in this), and we have to go in > tomorrow (Wednesday) to see the CPT's ARNP. I tried to call the Dr. > today to just see if we could discuss it and why he reacted so > extremely. His nurse said he would under no circumstances speak with > us. My wife is terrified of what is to come! I don't know of anyone who > can advocate for us here. Do you have any idea, any input at all? I > know this is out of the blue, but baby there is something you know we > could do? > Thanks very much for your attention to this. > -------------------- > Philip Sasser > 4253 Diamond St > Pace, FL 32571 > 850.994.7967 > > > > Firstly, how big are you two and is Desmond meeting developmental > > milestones: smiling, laughing, rolling, grabbing, babbling? And have Mom and > baby had their thyroids checked? Any breast surgery? > > > > > > > Jay Gordon > > > Birth weight was 7 lb. 5 oz., and he is now 13 lbs. 7 oz. > > I'm 6'2", and my wife is 5'4". We're both generally thin. Our other son > is 4 and is 42" and 43 lbs. He was breastfed for 22 months, exclusively > bf for 7 of those months and never received formula and was always in > the 90th percentiles for height and weight.. > Our 7-month-old is (to the pediatrician's admission) meeting his > milestones, sitting, making babbling and some consonant sounds, rolling > (very well, in fact, since he was 3 months old), laughing, grabbing > mercilessly. He's very active and does the swimming motions that > precede crawling. > My wife has no supply issues. She had her thyroid checked, but we have > had no success convincing this pediatrician to do any tests on our son. > After the 6 month appointment, we really started pushing for the tests, > especially since the diaper output remained good. The Dr. said to wait > until after we tried supplementing. Yet at the aforementioned weight > check appointment, my request was rejected again in favor of formula. > > > > > I have always felt that babies gaining slowly and looking good should > > be watched but left alone. FTT is very different from failure to gain > > weight. > > > This is exactly what we were thinking. There is a shortage of BF > friendly pediatricians here, unfortunately. We will see what we can > find, as there HAS to be someone in the Pensacola metro at least. Would > it be ok if I passed along this as your opinion about the situation at > hand? I know it's not the same as an actual in person exam, but it > could help buffer our case, especially if they make a "recommendation" > (is a recommendation really a recommendation of you risk losing your > kids if you don't follow it?) that my wife supplement. > Thanks so much for your reply! It was a great relief to see you > responding. > > > > You need another opinion from a BF friendly experienced pediatrician. > > Jay > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set > lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. 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