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<< At that time the 10-month-old was taken to the pediatrician
for some reason and it was discovered that he had dropped on his growth
chart for weight. >>

It would stand to reason that a ten month old baby whose mother is pregnant
may be getting less breastmilk (would be more problematic for a baby whose
diet was almost exclusively breastmilk) and might fall off their previous
growth curve.  In that situation, it might be prudent to watch the baby's
intake of all foods carefully to make sure that he is getting enough to eat
(both of his mother's milk and solids).
  However, the above quoted statement does *not* say that the baby lost
weight or did not gain weight, it says that he had "dropped on his growth
chart for weight".  Couldn't it be that this little baby's body was using
more of his calories to grow in height?  Couldn't it be that this baby was a
healthy, chubby breastfed baby until nine or ten months but has since started
walking and is more distracted by his new physical skills than before and so
not eating quite as much, or possibly just burning his calories faster with
his new activities?  Couldn't it be possible that this baby had a GI illness
(rotavirus comes to mind) between doctor visits and lost enough weight while
ill to throw his "growth curve" off a bit?
    BTW, I realize that this "ten month old baby" is long since weaned in
this scenario, and the mother's concerns are about her sleepy newborn.  Just
playing devil's advocate here!

Lisa Jones, LLLL in Wellington FL - whose second baby was sleeping five/six
hour stretches by three weeks of age but nursing and carried around the other
nineteen hours of the day.  It didn't last!!  He's 3.5 yo now and just
getting around to "sleeping through the night".

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