Just need to comment here - about: ( Mom also slept in a chair for the first 2 months >holding baby now baby needs to be held constantly--any suggestions for >this?) I slept in a chair for the first few months with my second child. And he needed to be held constantly. Would sleep only for 1/2 hour without being on my body. There can be many reasons for this that are not just normal baby needs. The foods I was eating were a direct culprit in my problem. Once I eliminated all dairy products (including hidden dairy -casein, whey and made sure the natural flavors didn't have dairy in it (calling the company is the only way...)) he calmed down alot. Once I took all the foods out of my diet that bothered him (gluten, egg) I had a new baby on my hands. (Keep in mind that I now know that I have a problem with these foods...) He would sleep without being on me. He didn't need to be held 24 hours a day. People would comment that he was the happiest baby they'd ever seen. (Of course, a week earlier they could have said the exact opposite). If this mother has a problem with food sensitivities, she would be well advised to look at the problem before she weans and starts solids. In helping her, one might ask questions to determine whether there are other signs of allergy... sharing with her the normalcy of being a demanding baby while also sharing with her some of the symptoms of an allergic baby may help. Liz ______________________________________________________ Elizabeth N. Baldwin, Esq. Baldwin & Friedman, P.A. Phone: 305-944-9100 Fax: 305-949-9029 [log in to unmask] http://www.prairienet.org/llli/LawMain.html Breastfeeding and the Law