Afraid I don't have a preemie specific reply. I do know the current recommendation is as you say 6 months for starting solids. Your advice to the mom sounds just right to me. camille foretich wrote: > in premature babies, but is there a delay in their ability to > digest solids as well? situation: An infant born at 31 weeks gestation > with a birth weight of 3 lbs. 1 oz. is now 4 months of age. Mom states baby > has good head > control, has just begun getting fingers in mouth, spits out a pacifier. I > did tell the mom that the recommendation is solids beginning at 6 months for > breastfed babies, but her family and friends are telling her that breastmilk > is not satisfying! -- ________________________________________ | Another ugly, gray Impala blocking | | the Information SuperHighway | | http://lonestar.texas.net/~welch | | Steve & Gerry Welch | |_______________________________________| *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html