At her 6 mos apptmnt, my daughter weighed in at 18lbs, 2oz. At her 9 mos
apptmnt, she weighed in at 18lbs, 3 oz.

The ped's suggesting I supplement her with a sippy cup of formula/day.



Okay, let's summarize what you've said about your baby in the last few months:

-She's been ill.
-She's not only learned to crawl, she is now constantly in motion.
-She has not *lost* any weight.
-She appears to be developing normally, is generally happy and is not
dehydrated.
-She eats a good variety of foods, though not a large quantity. You are not
restricting her nursing or her solid foods.

The only other piece of information that would be nice to have is whether and
by how much she has grown in length. Sometimes growth in one dimension slows
while the other spurts. :-)

But anyway, it doesn't sound to *me* as if there's anything at all wrong, nor
that there is any reason in the world to give her formula. (She certainly
isn't likely to accept the formula in *addition* to what she consumes now, and
it would be beyond stupid to *replace* any of the breastmilk she's taking with
and equivalent amount of formula.)

At least for purposes of your weight check in a couple weeks, you could focus
on feeding her more calorie-dense and/or higher-fat foods for a while. If
she's been getting a lot of, say, applesauce and Cheerios, try offering more
avocado, full-fat yogurt, and muffins.

Holly
Mom to Camden, 3yo
EDD #2 6/8/04