Just my personal anecdote that I inflict on everyone. I was living in Georgia, USA when my second child was little. By the time he was 6 months old, it seemed everyone had to comment on how chubby he was. At his 7th month, I was shopping with him at the grocery when a little old lady came up and drawled sweetly, "My, that is the FATTEST baby I ever saw!" He's now a 14-year-old who has started weight training and eating extra snacks, because he wants to gain weight so people won't see his ribs at the swimming pool. I don't think he'll gain very fast, though -- he can't get past his ingrained habit of eating when he's hungry and quitting when he's full -- wonder where he picked that one up?! Ruth Piatak, LLL Leader Plano, TX *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html