This article could not have come at a better time for me. I have a mom who is breastfeeding her second child. Her first child attempted to breastfeed and lasted 11 weeks before she had to switch to bottlefeeding because the infant was dehydrated (dry, cracked lips and sunken fontanelles) I was not working with her at this time. Her second child gained his birth weight at 4 weeks of age without fussing from the peds and no supplements. He was gaining an average of 4 ounces/week so that kept peds at bay. Now he has only gained 2 ounces/week and she was sent to a nutritionist. The nutritionist wants her to pump and feed the baby the bottle for 48 hours so that she can see how much she is producing vs. how much the baby is tolerating! Is this something that is routinely suggested????? I am in the process of getting that plan of care changed to before and after weights. Am I wrong in thinking that this would be a more accurate way of measuring this breastfeeding relationship? I feel a little out of my league here and will look through the archives (which are brillantly done) for more research findings. To top this off, the peds are now suggesting that she supplement with formula to prevent possible neurological deficients that she may be causing him due to breastfeeding! Uggggggggh. Last time, this mom could not get milk to save her soul; this time around she has leaking breast and periods of fullness to indicate her need to nurse. Any help, suggestions, words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated from this worldly group. Thanks in advance, Carol *********************************************** 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