On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 08:51:04 -0500, Vaishali Kute <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Hi Susan, > >This baby is off the chart for weight and 80th percentile for height. I'd >give this mom the same advice I'd give someone who was giving their toddler >a bottle of juice/milk everytime they woke up. It is not healthy to be >drinking a sugary liquid so often at night. This baby needs to be weaned >off the night feeds. An abrupt night time weaning might be the most >effective way to get this done. There is no physiologic reason this baby >needs to nurse so often at night. It might be setting him up for obesity. >Let the flaming begin ;-> > >Vaishali Kute, MD FAAP >Chattahoochee Pediatrics >Alpharetta GA you wouldn't first talk with the parents about what other foods the child is eating? maybe counsel them to cut out sugar, white flour, white rice and other nutritionally empty foods? you wouldn't ask about how much exercise the child gets, maybe suggest cutting out TV and getting outdoors to play more? you wouldn't check first for hypothyroid or other conditions that may be causing him to be overweight? maybe there is a difference between what is most effective and what is most beneficial. -Claire Bloodgood, 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html