>us, I would like to add that it is sometimes so very hard for a mother to >notice a baby is starving. > Very good point. After my twins were born at 36 weeks, my midwife consistently told me through the next few months that they were too skinny and I should supplement. I thought they looked fine. And everyone else but her did too. Looking back on it I can see I was feeding on a schedule for some reason. Stress I guess. They were gaining a minimum of 4oz a week and I felt that was enough. Midwife expected them to gain twice that. A friend of mine who also had twins six months after mine had great difficulty getting her term babies to gain. one lost weight in a 2-week time period when they were just a few months old. I saw the babies and thought they were too thin. Funny, I couldn't see the same in mine. She ended up supplementing. My babies eventually did gain and now are around 23 pounds at 19 months. When my midwife suggested I supplement I asked her if she did not trust my mother's instinct. Didn't I know what was best for my babies. I remember her clearly saying, Yes I trust your instinct yet I know that same instinct may not be rational. She is right.... Patti (mom to three, mom to nursing 19-mo twins and aspiring LC in WI) *********************************************** 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