I really enjoy Dr Newman's articles, and his views on breastfeeding. He has been a pioneer of sorts with breastfeeding promotion and also is well known for his opinion of the average md's breastfeeding opinion/knowledge. Thanks for sharing that. Heres a list with links to his other articles for anyone who hasnt read them.. Breastfeeding and "Colic", Breastmilk Jaundice, Myths About Breastfeeding, etc., http://www.bflrc.com/newman/articles.htm

My Dr isnt very supportive, or at least ver knowledgeable. My son is 5 weeks old now, and when I went in at 2 weeks we talked about Dante's constant crying and how it seemed like he was hitting a growth spurt, seemed constantly hungry. He was 8lbs 14oz at birth, but lost quit a bit waiting for my milk to come in.. took a good three or four days. Seemed like he was making up for lost time, and had gained 12 oz in 11 days . Dr said "he shouldnt be eating more than once every three hours, try to hold him off" LOL I just about fell off my seat laughing! It was the most I could do to get him to go TWO hours! He didnt really buy the "growth spurt" theory. Dante LOVES to eat!

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