>Thanks for your comments Heather.
>
>I agree about the milk sampling, however could not take the baby off 
>the breast to do this.


But that still would only give you a brief snapshot of the milk the 
baby was drinking at that moment.....not the whole feed, which 
changes all the time :)

Milk sampling for quality/calorie content is (as far as I can tell) 
impossible - you might get a sample by expressing but how can you 
tell if the baby gets the same as she gives to the pump?

>  I wish it were a matter of not feeding often enough. And perhaps 
>that is what preciptated all of this, although mom denies. This baby 
>looks pale, and clearly FTT though - at least 3 pounds under 
>expected weight. Agree, he may be small (most likely looking at a 
>sibling), but I really am thinking there are other things also going 
>on with this baby.
>
>LuAnn Smith


3 pounds is a lot....how often is she feeding now? She may well be 
able to turn round a FTT situation if she is happy to feed ad lib now.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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