Dear Terry, Thanks for your answer re "protein spots". At first I thought I had my answer but as I read further, was disappointed again. The spots I'm referring to are single, they do occur in the 1st week but only when babies do not appear to be feeding well, ie. no wet diapers, or damp diapers with urates, few stools, and significant wgt. loss ie >7 %. Once you get the baby feeding well, they disappear and there does not appear to be any residual "freckle". -- ******Joan M. Fisher, RN, BN, MEd, IBCLC****** ***********Ottawa, Ontario, Canada************ [log in to unmask]