In a message dated 7/6/2005 8:35:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
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Is it  irresponsible to think that a weight gain of 4 oz./week in the first 
5  weeks of life is acceptable and not indicative of formula supplementation  
if baby is pooping/peeing well, good skin tone, growing in length, active  
and generally content?



Dear Friends:
    Seems like all is going well here to me. While the  gain is on the low 
end of the range of normal, it is still adequate in view of  the baby's total 
picture.
    This leads me to wonder if health care providers  are in part responsible 
for the epidemic of obesity as a result of the  insistence, by some, that 
babies have to gain lots of weight. Mothers take this  seriously.
    warmly,
 
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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