>us, I would like to add that it is sometimes so very hard for a mother to
>notice a baby is starving.
>


Very good point.

After my twins were born at 36 weeks, my midwife consistently told me
through the next few months that they were too skinny and I should
supplement. I thought they looked fine. And everyone else but her did too.
Looking back on it I can see I was feeding on a schedule for some reason.
Stress I guess. They were gaining a minimum of 4oz a week and I felt that
was enough. Midwife expected them to gain twice that.

A friend of mine who also had twins six months after mine had great
difficulty getting her term babies to gain. one lost weight in a 2-week time
period when they were just a few months old. I saw the babies and thought
they were too thin. Funny, I couldn't see the same in mine. She ended up
supplementing.

My babies eventually did gain and now are around 23 pounds at 19 months.

When my midwife suggested I supplement I asked her if she did not trust my
mother's instinct. Didn't I know what was best for my babies. I remember her
clearly saying, Yes I trust your instinct yet I know that same instinct may
not be rational. She is right....

Patti
(mom to three, mom to nursing 19-mo twins and aspiring LC in WI)

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