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baby is almost 8 weeks old.  I EP, and at the beginning I had a
lot of problems with my supply, so we supplemented with formula.
 Over this time I have built up my supply to the point that we
have been able to slowly phase formula out.  She's gone the last
48 hours with no formula at all, for the first time since she
was 2 weeks old.   I don't know if it's related or not, but the
last week she started becoming very fussy, which has escalated
to the point that she is screaming and inconsolable off and on
for 30 minutes at a time.  Then she'll nap or eat, and when
that's done she's back to fussing.  Also, today she has had
diarrhea all day, and I'm sure that doesn't help put her in a
better mood.  My husband feels that the lack of formula is the
correlation, and wants to start giving it to her again.  I just
can't imagine why a