Gena, Your information is correct in so far as the baking soda remedy _was_ in The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. It was removed from the (I believe) 1987 edition, after much discussion. A theoretical concern had been raised that babies could experience electrolyte imbalances (hypernatremia) as a result of supersaturated solutions being administered too generously. I was fairly closely involved with these discussions because of my position on the Eastern US Professional Liaison staff. To my knowledge NO babies ever died as a result of this treatment! I believe that fundamental to the decision not to reprint the baking soda remedy was the availability of a low cost, effective alternative (nystatin) and the fact that some researchers were reporting that baking soda was no more effective than plain water in treating nipple thrush. I imagine that Judy Torgus at LLLI could provide more detail if it is needed, but I wanted to quickly respond to the erroneous idea that babies died. Many, many mothers used (and still use) this remedy and reported success. Ruth L. *---------------*-------------------* | Ruth Lufkin | [log in to unmask] | *---------------*-------------------*