Hi, I have been talking with a woman on a messageboard who seems in 
desperate need of help.  She has a very non-bf friendly doctor (she is 
with the military and says she can't change) and has an 8 week old baby 
who is BELOW his birthweight.  Poops have been very scant but she didn't 
say his pees were limited.  The Doctor though, is giving her all sorts 
of bad advice like pump and give formula, or "if you MUST breastfeed, 
only do 5 minutes per side"...I told her she should see an IBCLC to make 
sure he is getting milk transfer going on and then work towards giving 
supplement via SNS if she needs to supplement.

I don't think it's really kosher to give links to the messageboards on 
another "public forum" (since I know you can't search for the messages 
on that messageboard by google) but if there is an IBCLC in or around 
Houston (where this woman lives) who could e-mail me privately I'll put 
her in contact with you ASAP.

Oh, by the way, this is her 3rd child.  The first was a slow gainer who 
was breastfed without supplements (or not enough to make him wean) but 
she was living outside the USA until he was 18 mos old.  The 2nd was 
also a slow gainer who ended up on formula eventually.  But this one has 
not gained and she IS worried, but the Doctor is giving her flack about 
needing to test her milk quality rather than evaluate what is going on 
with the BABY.

Thanks in advance!

Fio

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