Anecdotally: my fourth child had pumpkin-colored stoosl as described for a couple of weeks. He was born a couple of weeks early, thanks to castor oil, etc. etc. so I could take the IBCLCE exam in Chicago when he was 2 weeks old! He was a lovely shade of orange also! We didn't let the pedi in on this, just nursed. He is nearly 10 years old now and doesn''t show signs of brain damage except for being a semi-vegetarian, Nintendo-holic, saxaphone playing, soccer-addict bookworm! :) Never an ear infection until weaned at 3 1/2 and getting his first big doses of cow's milk. Has had two ear infections, both after receiving > 1/2 cup of dairy per day X 1 week. My thought was perhaps excretion of bilirubin contributed to orange stools. Have also seen this in my practice a few times over the past 10 years. Sugar in stools: This can show up in stools when infant is receiving more lactose than can be fully linked up with lactase. See Woolrich's work on Colic in the Breastfed Infant. I don't have the reference here at home, but remember reading that in premie infants where lactase deficiency was anticipated lactobifidus factor was found to be helpful in infant's utilization of lactose. Human milk promotes growth of this friendly bacteria rather than growth of e. coli. In healthy large weight gain infant, question might be is baby getting large amounts of high carb foremilk before gets hind milk. If doctor was so concerned, he/she might advise mom to allow baby to finish the first breast first. I still see majority of docs telling moms to limit to 10 minutes each side or 5/5/5/5 and other assorted myths! Contact lense/eye changes: Anecdotally: After my second pregnancy at 26, I decided to try soft lenses. Found my eyes improved 50% during the pregnancy. 20 years later, I wear monofocal lenses when I want to look good, bifocal glasses when I want to really see! Went to the baby-friendly part of BSC in Nashville. Hope to convince my superiors to sign up for the site visit for Baby-Friendly before long! Jane Kershaw : [log in to unmask]