AARRGGHH!!!!
I just got back from a first appointment with a new doctor for myself and my
son (14 months).  My son hasn't gained any weight in about 3 months but has
grown 2 inches.  He's 22lbs and 32" long, eats a great variety of grownup
foods and nurses about 4 times a day.  Anyway, after a discussion about this
issue which for me is not a problem since I was small as a child and my
husband is very tall and has always been very thin, my doctor says to me
"well I may have to ask you to stop nursing if he doesn't gain anyweight in
the next couple of months".  I told her that I am definately not stopping
nursing, that bfing is very important to my son and to myself and that we
would have to figure out another plan of action to deal with this.  This is
doctor #2 who has given me flack about BFing.  The first told me I was
"crazy" to still be nursing him when he was 10 months old!

I think I am going to stay put at the clinic where I have to wait 2 hours to
see a great doctor who supports breastfeeding.

Corrine Mahar-Sylvestre
Quinte Doula Service
Postpartum Support Program of Quinte
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"Perhaps we share stories in much the same spirit that explorers share maps,
hoping to speed each others journey, but knowing the journey we make will be
our own"
                                                             Gloria Steinem
on motherhood

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