Lisa asks: <<Do we ever see slow gain in bottle-fed / formula-fed babies when offered ample milk? Or is it a phenomenon related to breastfeeding? >> ************************************************************ When I was in nursing school -- which, admittedly was at least 100 years ago -- we used to have many formula feeding babies come in with Failure to Thrive. Actually, the term originated with formula fed infants....they came in with low, slow weight gain, did very well in the hospital, and failed to thrive again as soon as they went home. The issue was not how much they were being fed, nor how often, but the relationship between mom and baby. Often they were left in their cribs for hours on end -- maybe only the bottle for comfort. It was a psychological issue rather than a lack of food issue. Having not worked in peds since nursing school, I don't know if this is still out there or not. Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, Wheaton IL _www.lactationeducationconsultants.com_ (http://www.lactationeducationconsultants.com/) "I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as though there isn't, and die to find out there is." - Pascal *********************************************** 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