I have seen this happen for babies to not gain weight while mother is pregnant. Two mothers discovered pregnancy because the baby stopped gaining. One mother was tandem nursing, 2mo. old and a toddler. 2mo. old with poor gain and mother discovered she was pregnant. In this case the toddler slowly weaned and baby was supplemented by Dad for a time. How about if mother offers solids before baby is hungry as a fun game. Also, where they are offered can make a difference, ie on a picnic, or under the table, or in a tent. A personal experience I have had with my son, was that when he began solids his gain became poor. It turned out he had food allergies. Paula Freeman IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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