In a message dated 5/23/04 6:28:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
A LLL leader asked me about a baby of 9 weeks old that already gained
3000grams, with an average of around 400gr a week. Doc is concerned that this
is a
warning for an abese child and adult and wants to "do something about that
breastgfeeding".
For those of us who deal with pounds and oz., this nine week old baby has
already gained 8 pounds, averaging about one pound per week.  I personally would
love to see a response from pediatricians who are on this site.  I wonder how
concerned we need to be about obesity in infants.  Lucas just came out with a
study indicating that breastfed babies are 14% less likely to develop heart
problems later in life than their formula fed counterparts.  Much of this was
attributed to the breastfed infants exposure to cholesterol.  All of us are
aware that breastmilk tends to be higher in saturated fat and cholesterol than
formula, and that some mothers have higher lipid content than others in their
milk.  When should we be concerned about obesity in an infant, particularly a
completely breastfed infant?

Debbie Albert, Ph.D., IBCLC, soon to be RN!
Tampa Lactation Counseling
Tampa, FL

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