My good friend had a baby with this diagnosis. It was not recognized when he was first born. She mothered him as she had her other children: kept him skin-to-skin and in a sling almost all the time, nursed him very frequently, slept with him alongside her. He almost never cried. He nursed well and gained weight normally. The only thing we noticed was that he was a bit less active than her other children. He was diagnosed at about 4 months and had the surgery 2 months later and made an excellent and rapid recovery. He's 13 now, is healthy, active and intelligent. Teresa Pitman *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome