> 
> I think if we do not properly assess the baby's ability to transfer milk, determine why and fix it, we will have slow gainers. I find it is 90% about flow rate and100% of the time it needs to be slowed way down either via positing or using an even slower bottle most of these babies are somehow suck compromised and they need help!
> If, every time I went to move water I was flooded, I too would only move enough for survival and then I'd stop too
Annie VerSteegIBCLC
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>>  
>>> You wrote "She has always been a slow gainer, 3-4 ounces a
>>> week. Mom is working on the right balance of supplementing
>>> extra breastmilk, of which she has plenty (not oversupply,
>>> just plenty) and listening to Baby's cues. She has been able
>>> to get Baby to take more feeds and a few bottles but she is
>>> refusing to drink as much as is offered."
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