When a Doctor orders anything--medication, tests, treatments, & supplementation, we as the consumer have the option to refuse it. I'm also a nurse int an OB unit & we often have patients refuse a drug or even a treatment. In response to a health newborn who is nursing well, the norm is usually no concern until 10% weight loss. If mother is well read she can ask the doctor what the concern is & why the supplementation. Also I often encourage mom to go back 7 nurse each side again so the baby will be too full to take any supplement. It seems all babies lose some weight after delivery. Maybe there is a physiological reason this occurs & in health newborns we should let nature do its thing. Debbie Moses, RN, IBCLC Louisville, Ky [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html