Dear All: As I understand from Kathy Dettwyler's previous posts critiquing the growht curves - the problem is not that there were infants that were excluded because they were fed ad libitum. Sorry if I wrote too hurriedly and gave that impression. The problem is rather that few mothers are practicing the type of breastfeeding we were probably originally designed to do, which includes frequent night feeding in a cosleeping arrangement and completely on cue feeding. Therefore, we don't know whether or not some of those babies who were, however gently,coaxed to feed less at night and more during the day, or to feed a little more a little less frequently than they desired, might have gained at an even higher rate of growth than they did. Best, Susan Burger, PhD, MHS, 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