Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Fri, 8 Jul 2005 23:25:18 -0700 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
Without diminishing in any way the calls here to pay especial
attention for other signs of problems in children whose weight gain
is at the lower limit of "acceptable", I want to pass along what were
real "a ha"! words to me from my pediatrician with respect to my own
slow-gaining daughter. I was, against all my efforts not to be,
still nervous about my child's position in the very low percentile of
the charts (+/- 5%ile). My ped's response: "Someone has to be
there!"
We are individuals that make up a population. An average is your
best *guess* of what any given individual might weigh, but the
individual herself will just lie where she does along that spectrum.
Fortunately, we have many different metrics for assessing health.
--
-Sara in West L.A., USA.
***********************************************
To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest)
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
All commands go to [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(R)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
|
|
|