Karen said, << Exactly which hormones does the pedi think contribute to this situation and by what physiologic mechanism? (Like you, I'm thinking, "Hey, we're talking lowered estrogen here!") Or exactly what would make this little girl respond this way when millions of other infant girls breastfeed without this effect? Have all other etiologies been ruled out, e.g. genetics, etc.? (Surely if panicked, the pedi has referred the parents to a specialist--pedi endocrinologist?) What refs did the pedi provide? If the pedi recommends depriving this infant of breast milk, the pedi should be able to back it up with valid scientific literature or at the very least cite numerous, reliable similar anecdotes. >> I recommended to Grandma (my friend -- gosh, sure is hard to think of my college friend as a grandma!!) that the baby be seen by an endocrinologist ASAP. I didn't think they should wait for a month to see how things would go. And certainly don't stop breastfeeding. Why, oh why, is that the first thing to be eliminated when there is a problem? ARGHHHHH! Jan *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html