Maybe this is a long shot but a thought that crossed my mind was:
"what about an earache because of the change in altitude". I can imagine
that the pressure hurts the baby's ears and that this might also have been
a contributing factor. With all the other suggestions givenn it might have
been 'the drop that overfilled the bucket'.....Just a thought though....

Renate Rietveld, IBCLC


At 22:42 31-3-2003 -0700, you wrote:
> > Just a guess here but could it have been a combination of several things?
> > The stress of a trip, dry air and not enough fluids and rest, growth
>spurts
> > and the perception of loss of milk?
>
>Add these: change of routine; shortened &/or less frequent feeding during
>the trip; baby wanting to nurse more than normally because of change of
>environment, so mom perceives it's because her milk supply is low, when all
>baby wants is more security.
>
>Or baby is more distracted because of the trip and chose to nurse less; or
>spent more time with sitters / relatives & nursed less. Then upon return
>home, wants to return to 'normal' and finds the supply actually IS down.
>
>Question: did baby actually go with mom or stay home?

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