I experienced breastmilk jaundice with my second child and what a horrible experience. Some MDs do not understand what they do to a mother when they allude to the fact that your breastmilk is causing your baby to be hospitalized and part of the "solution" is formula!??! My son had gone from 6#7oz at birth to 9#1oz at 1 month, so it was obvious that it was not a "lack of breastfeeding!" I understand wanting to do tests to rule out other things but he was put on formula for 48 hours during this time and I was told to pump. It is very emotional for moms, and we all just need to make sure we convey to these moms that they are still doing the best thing they can for their babies by breastfeeding. I was lucky that I had lots of training and I KNEW I was doing the best thing but I can only imagine what a less educated mother would have felt like. Finally, after the hospital stay and all tests came back okay, it was labeled "Breastmilk jaundice" and it disappeared by 3 months of age. It is awful to watch your baby lay under the lights, told only to hold them minimally and not be "allowed" to nurse. With confidence of the mother being one of the biggest reasons if not THE biggest reason for weaning, physicians need to be really careful about how they handle the supplementation with jaundice issue! Stacy Crase, MS, RD, LD (hopefully IBCLC come October!) *********************************************** 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