Hi Katherine! I have two sons, now 14 and 11 . The 2nd one had a very fast gain. Born 3,200 gr (sorry , I don't use lbs in Italy), at month 4 he was 8 kgs . he was like a "little Buddha". Now he's about 40 kgs, 145 cm, really a nice little boy. Noone can imagine he was so "fat" :-) I met many years ago a mom, in my LLLL work, with a little boy that in the 1st two months of life gained 4 kilos (2 each month). He was the most fast gaining I had in my experience Hope it helps Martina Carabetta LLLL, IBCLC Rome, Italy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Abdun-Nur, Katherine" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 9:01 PM Subject: "excessive" weight gain Interestingly I have two clients reporting that their exclusively babies may be obese.. one is 20 lbs at 4 months of age. They are indeed off the charts, even the WHO charts. One provider has suggested that the infant be kept from feeding so often. I have reassured the moms that breastfed babies gain quickly the first several months then slow the latter half of the first year. I will continue to search for some evidence to support my claim and then will have a conversation with the provider(s). Does anyone have something valuable at their fingertips? Many thanks, Katherine Abdun-Nur RN IBCLC Lactation Service Three Rivers Community Hospital 500 SW Ramsey Avenue Grants Pass, OR 97527 (541)472-7223 NOTE: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. E-mail has the potential to have been altered or corrupted due to transmission or conversion. It may not be appropriate to rely upon this E-mail in the same manner as hardcopy materials bearing the author's original signature or seal. Thank you. AsanteŽ Health System *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] __________ Informazione NOD32 2249 (20070508) __________ Questo messaggio č stato controllato dal Sistema Antivirus NOD32 http://www.nod32.it *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]