: Bracha Haskel writes:
> The mother of a set of close to 7 month old twins is concerned about the
> weight gain of one of the babies. This boy weighed 2.900 at birth, and
now
> weighs 6.100. He has gained only 100 grams in the last six weeks. He is
> developmentally precocious, sitting, monkey-walking (on all fours) and
> cruising along the furniture. Mom is not interested in starting solids
until
> the babies are really showing a strong interest on their own. The sister
> weighed 2.500 at birth and is now 6.750. Babies are switched sides every
24
> hours. The boy had his iron checked today. Any thoughts?

Sounds to me like the boy is doing what I've seen single babies do - he's
becoming very active, using more energy and probably is too involved to sit
and nurse for any longer  than he has to because life and the world around
him is far too exciting to be away from for very long.

If he's active and healthy - I'd just child proof the house (if that hasn't
been done already)
and remember to offer to nurse him when he's not intensely  involved in
exploring his world.

Gail
Gail Hertz, MD, IBCLC
Pediatric Resident
author of the little green breastfeeding book - disclaimer: owner of Pocket
Publications