WOW!! I cannot imagine trying to withhold food for anyone, let alone a baby, for 4 hrs b/c of iron drops. I cannot tell you if I have ever in my life gone 4 hours without a "snack" or a meal. Besides, it seems that iron on an empty stomach would be a wonderful way to cause excruciating stomach pains in these poor babies. (Think about how you feel when you take a PNV or iron on an empty stomach). We dietitians tell people to take vitamins with food to reduce the nausea factor and the stomach pain. I think most moms have common sense will just "feed their babies" and give the vitamin or iron drops "when they remember". Just my experience. Elaine Mazgelis, RD, LDN, IBCLC Cambridge-Somerville WIC Massachusetts, USA *********************************************** 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