Where can I find a study that reveals the importance of breastmilk as the primary source of nutrtion, to be offered before complimentary foods in the first year of life? I have searched the AAP pages but have not found anything clearly related to this. I received a call tonight from a concerned mom of a nine month old who is doing well, gaining weight appropriately and has met appropriate milestones, which are impressive since he was a premie. He has been happily breastfeeding all along and was started on solids at around 6 months. He eats a few times a day following breastfeeding. When the mom saw the pediatrician today (one of my favorites and the one my own kids go to!), he said that the baby should be eating way more solids, that they should be the main source of his diet, that breastmilk was not as important anymore, should not be offered until after the baby "eats a meal", and that the baby "could not take in enough of this liquid to get calories"-- whatever on earth that meant. If we were talking "water" then yes, that is true. Cows milk, rice milk, soy milk - yep, I agree. BUT BREASTMILK??? This is not just liquid -- it is mega nutrition. So, what would be the best study or fact filled info sheet I could send this doc? Thanks, Ann Ann Conlon-Smith, IBCLC Triangle Lactation Consultants _www.trianglelactation.com_ (http://www.trianglelactation.com/) *********************************************** 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